It does help to narrow down the age however. It doesn't mean the bow was made that year however, merely that it was patented in that year. Many of the early Bear bows had a patent mark on it. In Autumn 1972 the coin was raised above the surface of the bow. Until 1972 all coins were flush with the wood. Starting in 1959 all Bear bows came with a coin medallion inset in the bow. Starting in 1970 the first part of the serial number was a letter. Magnesium Handle Take-Down A-B-C 1971-1978įrom 1964 and earlier the serial numbers were reset every month, making them very tricky to date.īear bows from 1965-1969 are dated with with last digit of the year being the first number of the serial number. Also if you spot any errors, please feel free to comment and help keep the list accurate.Īlaskan (leather grip semi-recurve) 1959-1961 If you know of additional old models, and know what years they were released, please post a comment about the model type and what years they were available and I shall update the list. This list is mostly for my personal reference, with respect to dating old Bear bows.
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