Bear T/D Original & Never Shot...till Yesterday

4runr · January 22, 2017, 10:35:00 PM

Beautiful bow.

Happy Birthday!

TRAP · January 22, 2017, 11:12:00 PM

What a great birthday gift to yourself. Happy Birthday!!!! Nice bow.

woodchucker · January 23, 2017, 12:43:00 AM

Happy Birthday, Jeff!!!!!!!!!!
Now THAT's Funny!!! I've waited 40 years to get one... and you've had one tucked away, for 35 years...??

zepnut · January 23, 2017, 09:08:00 AM

Can't go wrong with the takedowns. Enjoy

elkken · January 23, 2017, 12:46:00 PM

Very fine ... Happy Birthday

Duker · January 23, 2017, 01:17:00 PM

How SWEEEEET it is

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Jeff

maineac · January 23, 2017, 01:43:00 PM

Fantastic! And Happy Belated Birthday!

Gib · January 23, 2017, 06:51:00 PM

can't see the picture because of spyware on the computer ,,,,but happy birthday and enjoy the bow ,,,gib

jcar315 · January 23, 2017, 06:53:00 PM

Could be an all time birthday gift!

Happy Birthday

vintage-bears · January 24, 2017, 08:26:00 PM

Happy Birthday!
Hard to beat a gift like that!
Enjoy

Ray Lyon · January 25, 2017, 06:49:00 AM

Happy birthday. That's a 'regifting' we'd all like to be a part of. Wow an original A handle, that's a great investment.

FerretWYO · January 25, 2017, 11:59:00 AM

Happy birthday man. That is a real looker. I cannot think of a better way to spend a birthday

OBXarcher · January 26, 2017, 11:38:00 AM

Nice. Did you or someone modify the shelf? I've never seen one rounded like that on one of the old ones.

tippit · January 27, 2017, 10:36:00 PM

OBXacher,
That's the way it came when I got it some 35 years ago. The wood side plate is routered with a screw in metal spring...hard to explain. It looks like it was done at the factory but I removed it and covered the area with a piece of leather.

Whip · January 28, 2017, 08:43:00 AM

That lowered and radiused shelf is interesting. From what I recall reading that is the way Fred preferred his personal bows be cut. I'm not sure if that was an option on special oriders?
I know that Bowdoc often did that on bows that he refinished for people and I've done it on some myself.
Either way, that is one special bow, and personally I think it's great that it finally gets a chance to do what it was made for!

Patknight · January 28, 2017, 09:00:00 AM

What a beautiful bow!!!!! Congratulations on the b-day!

myshootinstinks · January 28, 2017, 09:41:00 AM

You have incredible self control! There's no way I could leave that in my closet for 35 years. Beautiful riser.

shick · January 28, 2017, 10:16:00 AM

Jeff, it appears your Bear is a type II; adjustable plate and radiused shelf. Is your s/n in the 2000 range? Bowdoc modified my type I B to look like that. Big improvement.
Shick

myshootinstinks · January 28, 2017, 11:50:00 AM

I've modified several Kodiaks and one TD to "Fred's grip". It does help a little but I shoot cock feather in and it's hard on my left knuckle.

tippit · January 29, 2017, 10:11:00 AM

Shick,
You are corect...serial #2078. Thanks for the info.

myshootinstinks,
It's not that I have a lot of self control, it's more that I have a lot of bows and never needed to to shoot this one. I also have a B riser with Fred, Frank, and Charlie's signature on it that I'll never shoot. Plus a picture of Frank & Charlie holding the bow...very cool for a Bear collector.

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