I picked up a nice one this morning at the Flea Market.But I don't know squat about KS.It is 64", 47#@28, SR# WD137 and looks to have an I-Beam.I'm guessing somewhere around 63-64? It came with the old retro camo sleeves, a Bear fishing reel, Bear string wax, broadhead file, field points and numerous strings.and I forgot and left the two fish arrows. It also has white and black overlays and a flat copper coin.

Can anybody enlighten me? I have pictures but will need someone to post them for me, I can't seem to get them up on this site.

Email me the pictures to xjclassic96@yahoo.com and I will post them for you.

Sounds like a 1959, but send your pics to oldskool and you will get your answer.

Oh...you forgot to tell us how good a deal it was.  

QuoteOriginally posted by Blackhawk:

Oh...you forgot to tell us how good a deal it was.      

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come on Nick, bring on the photo's. Finding old bows at good prices is just another way for me to hunt!

As soon as I post this I'm sending the pictures to Nick. The guy wanted $75 for everything but I told him no way with out seeing it strung. I offered to take off his hands for $65 and he said sure. By the way, I strung it and it wil spits some arrows out.:-)

Oh, Lon, you are really getting my hopes up.

Here are Eddie's Pics.

Looks like a 1960 to me. Beauty.

Great buy even at $75.00

Nice 1960!  glad it found its way to an appreciative home!  Yes, they shoot very nicely don't they.

I just looked at Wade's list of serial numbers for 1959 Kodiak Specials and the "WD' prefix matches the 64" KS.

The cresent shape of the inlay indicates that it is a 1960.

Another explanation of the differences is the 1959's have wood on the belly side of the sight window and the 1960's have glass on the belly side.

You did VERY WELL on this one. I have a 59 I shoot all the time and just Love It. One of the nicer shooting old Bears! Good Find....

Thanks, I didn't know that. That's what I love about this site, plenty of knowledge.

Here is what Nick is talking about the difference between the 59 and 60 glass and wood on the belly side. The 59 Kodiak Special is on the left and the 60 Kodiak Special is in the center. The 60 Kodiak Special Deluxe is on the right and it resembles the 59 with the wood overlay.

Thanks Jack, I was still flipping through threads and pictures trying to figure it out.

mullet,

You are more than welcome. Just happened to have a picture of the two years taken together in my files.

Here's my 60 Kodiak special.






This one does'nt shoot very well.....    



..........Philip