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Main Boards => Trad History/Collecting => Topic started by: Hummer3T on September 01, 2015, 09:23:00 PM
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I would like to know all I can about this bow and accessories. year, values, history, etc.
Bear Kodiak hunter Amo 60' #45, sn 19217, patent 1953 in Canada.
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here are some pictures
bow is in like new condition, I think one little bruise (1/4 inch) and a little scratch on handle only into clear coat 1/4 inch long.
bow
(http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j435/Tloran/2015-09-01%2019.12.02_zpsac5adffk.jpg) (http://s1085.photobucket.com/user/Tloran/media/2015-09-01%2019.12.02_zpsac5adffk.jpg.html)
(http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j435/Tloran/2015-09-01%2019.12.14_zpsoeeaj9ms.jpg) (http://s1085.photobucket.com/user/Tloran/media/2015-09-01%2019.12.14_zpsoeeaj9ms.jpg.html)
(http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j435/Tloran/2015-09-01%2019.12.23_zpsuffv9d4g.jpg) (http://s1085.photobucket.com/user/Tloran/media/2015-09-01%2019.12.23_zpsuffv9d4g.jpg.html)
(http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j435/Tloran/2015-09-01%2019.12.36_zpsccpgozpk.jpg) (http://s1085.photobucket.com/user/Tloran/media/2015-09-01%2019.12.36_zpsccpgozpk.jpg.html)
(http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j435/Tloran/2015-09-01%2019.12.48_zpsojegr2gs.jpg) (http://s1085.photobucket.com/user/Tloran/media/2015-09-01%2019.12.48_zpsojegr2gs.jpg.html)
(http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j435/Tloran/2015-09-01%2019.13.10_zpscutnn0ti.jpg) (http://s1085.photobucket.com/user/Tloran/media/2015-09-01%2019.13.10_zpscutnn0ti.jpg.html)
arrows and box
bow fishing
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arrows and box
(http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j435/Tloran/2015-09-01%2019.13.50_zpssckr24il.jpg) (http://s1085.photobucket.com/user/Tloran/media/2015-09-01%2019.13.50_zpssckr24il.jpg.html)
(http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j435/Tloran/2015-09-01%2019.14.48_zpsr3cactsx.jpg) (http://s1085.photobucket.com/user/Tloran/media/2015-09-01%2019.14.48_zpsr3cactsx.jpg.html)
bow fishing
(http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j435/Tloran/2015-09-01%2019.13.36_zpsgakamodq.jpg) (http://s1085.photobucket.com/user/Tloran/media/2015-09-01%2019.13.36_zpsgakamodq.jpg.html)
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Early seventies from the KT prefix on the serial number. I am no expert in Kodiak Hunters but someone will nail the year down shortly.
That appears to be a clean well preserved bow. It probably needs some arrows run through it. I have a 1969 model and it is just enough different in the grip from my practice bow that I don't shoot it much.
Value, just guessing at $200 to $250. The bow is not highly collectable as Bear had ramped up production and was building a lot of bows at that time. I no very little about arrows as I don't collect them.
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(http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j435/Tloran/2015-09-02%2007.24.58_zps0hwgu1q3.jpg) (http://s1085.photobucket.com/user/Tloran/media/2015-09-02%2007.24.58_zps0hwgu1q3.jpg.html)
(http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j435/Tloran/2015-09-02%2007.25.06_zpssok3drgd.jpg) (http://s1085.photobucket.com/user/Tloran/media/2015-09-02%2007.25.06_zpssok3drgd.jpg.html)
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1970
http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=14;t=001959#000005
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The Auction Site That Dares Not Speak Its Name sees plenty of these bows in similar condition routinely sold for under $200, often substantially under. Yours is the single most common draw weight of a bow produced in large numbers.
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With the serial number starting starting with a K , a flush medallion coin, and no stabilizer bushing, I would say 1970. Stabilizer bushings started in 1971 and raised medallion coins in 1972.
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Of all the KH bows, the 1970-1971 versions are the best looking and best shooting. (IMO, of course :D )