Bear Polar Bow

[Spokes]

Any information regarding this Bear Polar Longbow?  For example, the age and value.  This was my dad's bow.  I believe it at least 1962.  Someone elsewhere seemed to think was a recurve bow.  I am not sure how/why.  A friend has offered to buy it.  So was I was looking for a reasonable value.  Of course, the value is in the eye of the beholder.  Attached are some pictures.  Thanks. 

[Amberjack]

Nice old early Bear.
Looks in decent shape if there are no delaminations.
Stress lines along the length of the bow are common and generally not a worry.

Leather grip is shot, but that's expected for an early 60s bow.

I don't value bows without a complete inspection and even then it's a guess and highly dependent on who's looking for what you have at the moment you're selling it.

If you google search 'Bear Polar for sale' you'll no doubt pull up several examples - some of which will closely match your model.  Keep in mind that Bear built some form of 'Polar' for years.

Good luck with it!

AJ

[Larry m]

1954/55 somewhere in that vicinity.....

The bow appears to be in fairly decent condition for it's age. Go to the online auction and look for past sales to get an idea of value. Not a high valued bow but a nice Bear none the less.

[Mikenmn]

I think with the dual shelf, 64" length, red glass, single white tip overlays and silkscreens make it a 1956. Not sure on price but good place to find recent sales is to search sold listings on the online auction site.