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Title: Bear Kodiak year ?
Post by: pumatrax on July 11, 2015, 03:15:00 PM

I have a Bear Kodiak (Grayling decal) 64" 63# left hand ...serial number A  EC866 ; has brown glass limbs,light wood handle, leather grip..no coin...can
anyone give me the manufacture date...thanks ; Doug [email protected] (approximate value would be nice too) good shape

Title: Re: Bear Kodiak year ?
Post by: Horney Toad on July 11, 2015, 03:57:00 PM

would be much better if you had pictures.

Title: Re: Bear Kodiak year ?
Post by: Blackhawk on July 11, 2015, 07:59:00 PM

1957 would be my guess w/o a pic.

Condition dictates a lot of the value, but that heavy weight and left hand does not help.

Title: Re: Bear Kodiak year ?
Post by: eidsvolling on July 13, 2015, 10:32:00 AM

Virtually a lock to be a '57.  

Somewhere out there is a left-handed elk/moose/sheep/brown bear hunter who knows that the left-handed Fred Bear killed a world record Stone sheep with one of these. (Not sure on the length he used.) Find that person and you can name your price.

Otherwise, it will be a little tough to move it. My unsolicited advice would be to hold onto it until you actually find a committed buyer and not a vulture.

Title: Re: Bear Kodiak year ?
Post by: pumatrax on July 13, 2015, 11:23:00 PM

thanks to all....I appreciate the info...

Title: Re: Bear Kodiak year ?
Post by: Horney Toad on July 15, 2015, 11:43:00 PM

take a picture if you can, would like to see it.

Title: Re: Bear Kodiak year ?
Post by: pumatrax on July 16, 2015, 10:46:00 AM

I'll work on that...might take me a while though...what I really mean is it might take my wife a while...

Title: Re: Bear Kodiak year ?
Post by: Horney Toad on July 17, 2015, 10:22:00 PM

Here are pictures of this nice 1957 Kodiak.

   (http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z134/Horney_Toad/57-1_zpsu2zae5za.jpg)  

   (http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z134/Horney_Toad/57-4_zps7tinso6a.jpg)  

   (http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z134/Horney_Toad/57-2_zpslwkkanvg.jpg)

Title: Re: Bear Kodiak year ?
Post by: Horney Toad on July 17, 2015, 10:23:00 PM

(http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z134/Horney_Toad/57-3_zps7buvhowc.jpg)

Title: Re: Bear Kodiak year ?
Post by: pumatrax on July 17, 2015, 11:09:00 PM

THANKS JEFF ....appreciate the help...

Title: Re: Bear Kodiak year ?
Post by: Horney Toad on July 17, 2015, 11:16:00 PM

:)