I just bought a 1965 Bear Kodiak. How about some pictures of your vintage bows? Also, who makes strings for these old bows?

You can use any string you want with a 1965 Kodiak...take a look at the tips on those limbs and recognize that had there been low stretch strings back then Bear would have used them...I was born in 1951 and Bear had issues with delamination because their bows had aluminum lams...I have not done any homework on other makes...I do collect 1960 Bears with the word Kodiak on them...if you do a search on my username you can see some pictures

DDave

Very nice! 1988 anyone lol

1988...good gravy I am getting old    :eek:

Fortunately I was born when Super Kodiaks were PRIMO.


1968


 

I'm so old, any bows that are around from my birth year (1946) are probably in a museum somewhere.

1963 Kodiak.  Bought it to hunt with for my 50th. Killed a doe with it that year.  Now I have a vintage quiver for it too.  Sweet bow that will get more use in the future.

unfortunately there were not any bow back when I was born.

James

I wonder if they had bows in 1945? If so I doubt it would be shootable.

Yep, I have a Browning Cobra I  that is the same vintage as me

Closest I came was a '69 Kodiak Hunter. I'm still looking for the right '68 to come along!  Hey Steve, that Super K looks about right!!!     :cool:

1966 Bear Kodiak mag!!!!!  Love it.

A 1951 60" Kodiak. This was a one owner bow when I bought it, and looks like it was never shot. Of course Fred used aluminum from world war II B-52 bombers in the limbs, and not many of these bows are still around today. I would love to string it up and nock an arrow, but will never take that chance. These were really pretty bows with the basket weave limbs, just didn't work out like they were intended to. I guess that makes me about............years old! I forgot to mention I also have the original soft cover for it.

Awesome bows, guys! Wow!

This is mine.


 


 


 

I have two a 66 Grizz and K Mag . I killed several deer with the Grizzly one on our 40th birthday come to think of it we both turn 50 next year maybe I'll dust it off.

Oh yeah, '59 Kodiak... Still sees it's share of action every Fall.

I have a 1969 Bear Recurve.

A 56 Bear Kodiak.  56 was a good year.

Nice guys! Love the '59!!!

Did they have laminated bows in 49. :-))