Fred's brother

[raghorn]

Apparently Fred had a brother making bows also.
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[tuscarawasbowman]

[Wade Phillips]

Originally posted by raghorn:
Apparently Fred had a brother making bows also.
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Ron - You should ask "sparklerman" if Paul was Fred's brother or his son?

This is almost as interesting as the Bear "BOBBLE HEAD" broadhead that was listed a few years ago...

[raghorn]

I sent a request for clarification to the seller and have not received an answer.

[PAPALAPIN]

Gotta wonder what the reserve is.  Only bow I know of that was made by Paul Bear.


Rare item

[johnnyrazorhead]

Ron- Besides having an unknown brother named Paul,something else I just learned about Fred that I never knew was just stated in another auction.Check out the description of item #170749450737.It starts out by saying that Fred Bear made parts for airplanes during WWII and ended up with a bunch of extra aluminum he used in his bows like the Polar in the ad made around 1945-46.So much more to learn about Fred Bear and Bear Archery.

[wadde]

The more I learn the less I know I guess.

[Wade Phillips]

Lots of X-Perts on the Internet out there with information that most legitimate collectors and historians have never heard before...

[wadde]

There was a WWII plane called the Bearcat and Fred probably had something to do with building it, and thus the creation of the Bearcat bow followed. It is all making sense now.

[johnnyrazorhead]

Sometimes you just need a couple more pieces and the puzzle starts coming together.
Another good one I heard was that Fred got the tips of his fingers cut off his right hand by his sister when they were younger.They were playing a game to see if Fred could move his hand out of the way before she came down with the chopper doing some farm chore.That's why he shot left handed.Now there's a hoot.