Hi guy's,

I've just picked up a bow from my aunt,that was my uncles. I would like to find out more about it. Its a Bear kodiak, with a wraped leather grip, no bear mediallion,it is laminated. maybe maple? It's a 64" 50lb. i will try to post pics after work.. Also serial# is EB942

thanks Ryan

A picture is worth a thousand questions to place it.

Some may know by serial number....but not me.

There is a post here by Wade to ID bear Kodiaks....with alot of photos and descriptions.

It will take you where you wish to go, my friend.

God Bless

hummmmmmmmmm fiberglass color ? but pics would be better ? bd

Thanks guys, I'll get pics up asap!
Ryan

sorry for the wait. been working alot.

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Quick go at it, I would say a 57 and you appear to be missing a limb tip. These are very nice shooting bows.

QuoteOriginally posted by Larry m:
Quick go at it, I would say a 57 and you appear to be missing a limb tip. These are very nice shooting bows.

Playing with the wife's wireless! Sorry. Big thumbs, small keys!

QuoteOriginally posted by Larry m:
Playing with the wife's wireless! Sorry. Big thumbs, small keys!

Hey Larry, I have been there and with my own wireless.

Not sure that males over the age of 45 should be allowed to operate wireless devices.

DDave

On further reflection:

You are holding your wife's dog in your pic

You use your wife's wireless device

Are you sure that 62 KS does not belong to your wife as well, and if it does, could you get her to call me please.    

DDave

yap 1957 Bear Kodiak with a missing tip overlay.Those are real good shooting bows bd

Would love to find me one of those. Maybe one of these day's I will. Nice bow, put a tip overlay on that and you'll have a good shooter. Jason

Can I shoot it without the tip overlay.. and where can i get(I'm assuming 2) because the other tip looks the same.
Thanks.

When did they start to put the medallion on them?

59, bd is the man to talk to on how to fix the limb tip. I believe he covers that in his restoration 101 thread.

Thanks for all the help!

The coin, I believe, started in 1959.  I personally would not shoot it with out the overlay restored.  The Bowdoc's "restoration 101" covers on how to do it.

Now that this beauty is in my shop for new tip overlays, I'd like to add a little more to this. The tip overlays are not only missing, the limbs are shortened.
My guess is the overlay on the top limb was coming off and the bow was still being used.
The belly side of the upper tip shows signs of the glass being lifted and reglued. I'll need to add underlays as well as new tip overlays.

Kenny
Please get some pics up as you work on this one. It would be fun to see progression in repairs. I have a 57 at 60#. A bit stout now but when I did shoot this bow found it to be a solid performer with clean looking vintage lines.