Fred and his designers really had it figured out. I had an old 1966 Bear recurve in the basement the hasn't been shot in a while. SN 9N9412
I'm not sure what model it is. Not a Grizzly. Maybe a Cub? It is a 62" bow with a pretty large sight window. I had put snake skin limp wraps on it once. Maybe the model is under those?
I twisted up a new string and got it fit. Some homemade yarn silencers and an odd ball serving thread that was laying around finished it off.
With a handful of mismatched arrows it shoots amazingly well.
It's 35lb@28.  44lb@ my draw length.
I'm sure it's not as fast as a modern high dollar recurve. But it's pretty cool! I think I'll let it strung up in the garage. And maybe haul it to the hunting camp during trout an spring turkey season to play with. My Dad and Uncle don't shoot their traditional bows anymore with bad joints and health problems. I bet they would enjoy shooting this bow. They only draw about 26-27'.
Tedd

Sounds like it could be a 1969 Bear Tigercat if the wood is Bubinga and it never had a leather grip.

Tigercats are great bows, but whatever Bear it is, it is not a 1966. By 1966 Bear bows were dated by the first digit of the serial number.

Post a picture to be sure.

I'll post a pic. I thought I had checked that SN a few years ago and confirmed it as a 66. But maybe not?

So what is it?

1969 tigercat?

It's definitely a 1969. I'm no Bear expert by any means. I do have a 69 Tiger Cat though. The wood in yours looks a little different than mine...but no two pieces of wood look exactly alike. My guess is 69 Tiger Cat.

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So what is it?

Pretty. It is pretty.

I would go with 1969 Tigercat.

The "9N" in the serial is like all the '69 Tigercats I've seen, the '69 Alaskans were "9F."