So I recently acquired two older Fred Bear recurves and I was curious as to more information about them. Time period made, hand made or mass production ( this is my bet). Anyhow the bows are a 60" Kodiak Hunter 50# and the other is a 52" Kodiak Magnum 50#. Both bows shoot great and no limb twisting from what I can tell(mind you I am a trad newbie). Also the Kodiak Hunter loos to have one tip that ahs been repaired...Any and all information will be greatly appreciated.
Pictures would help alot in narrowing down the year they were made. They are production bows.
Really need more info. Post up the serial numbers and some more descriptions. Pics would be even better.
Kodiak Magnum 1961+
Kodiak Hunter 1968 - 1978
ok thanks guys...pics will come tomorrow when i can get outside where there is decent lightning(hopefully)...and what part of the SN should i be looking at...last 3 or 4 ok or are the letters in fron the important part?
Post the whole serial number. If the serial number begins with K, they are 1970s bows.
mm..i am hesitant on posting full serial #'s just from my time on other forums with B/S threads...just a preference..and both start with K
This isn't a gun forum where you need to disquise your serial numbers. No one is registering bows with the government.
oh yeah its cool to post em here serial numbers are sometime used to ID bows bd
ahhh got orry..lol..old habits die fast....SN..
Kodiak Hunter is KT43366
Kodiak Magnum is KU92731
was unable to get pictures today(mostly just forgot) so I will try again tomorrow!!!
Both bows are 70's models. Pic's will tell us the years.
pictures!!!
http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/9382/bearrecurves009.jpg
http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/8576/bearrecurves011.jpg
http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/480/bearrecurves010.jpg
http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/7673/bearrecurves008.jpg
http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/2728/bearrecurves003.jpg
http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/3183/bearrecurves002.jpg
http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/9382/bearrecurves009.jpg
The kodiak Hunter is a 70 or 71. If it has a place to screw in a stabilizer, it's a 71. If not, she's a 70. My first trad bow was a 70 Kodiak Hunter. Love the contrast of the bubbinga with the shedua.
As for the Magnum - not as confident here - the guys will set me straight. Blue stripe tells me 75 or 76 right?
The mag is 1973-1975.
Verrrryyyy interesting!!!! =D The Hunter does have the stab. screw so that is a '71 and the Mag. is a '75...any idea on pricing? I will be looking to trade the Kodiak Magnum here soon for a long bow, shot one today and fell in love.
QuoteOriginally posted by OldSkoolArcher:
Really need more info. Post up the serial numbers and some more descriptions. Pics would be even better.
Kodiak Magnum 1961+
Kodiak Hunter 1968 - 1978
1967 1/2 - 1978, intro-ed at the same time as the supper Kodiak and supper mag, the summer of my birth.
QuoteOriginally posted by Rick P:
QuoteOriginally posted by OldSkoolArcher:
Really need more info. Post up the serial numbers and some more descriptions. Pics would be even better.
Kodiak Magnum 1961+
Kodiak Hunter 1968 - 1978
1967 1/2 - 1978, intro-ed at the same time as the supper Kodiak and supper mag, the summer of my birth. [/b]
But the original poster said his Hunter was 60". The '67.5 was 58" that is why I left it off the list.