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Title: Finally?
Post by: mullet on March 29, 2017, 03:19:00 PM

I hope this is another case of the wrong coin. I just got a bow that I am pretty sure is a '59. It's a Kodiak, 64", 55#@ 28". Brown glass on the back, brownish orange on the belly. Also, a 4" purpleheart sight window and the rest of the riser appears to be Rosewood. The glass on the riser and overlays is either a light brown and white or faded red and white.

The serial number is DB519 and what appears to be an aluminum coin with a black background.

Title: Re: Finally?
Post by: crazynate on March 29, 2017, 05:17:00 PM

Awesome find. Congrats

Title: Re: Finally?
Post by: mullet on March 29, 2017, 07:55:00 PM

Thanks. I just popped the tips off this afternoon. The bottom tip was really buggered up and glued on crooked with a sloppy amount of epoxy. I'm going to have to buy the glass and remake them myself unless someone sells them on this site.

Title: Re: Finally?
Post by: mullet on March 31, 2017, 06:08:00 PM

Wade, does this serial number and description fit the bill for a '59?

Title: Re: Finally?
Post by: TRAP on March 31, 2017, 10:30:00 PM

It's a 59

Title: Re: Finally?
Post by: Wade Phillips on March 31, 2017, 11:14:00 PM

Mullet -

Yes, the serial number DB519 is for a 64" 1959 Kodiak.

All of the DA001 to DA999 that I remember seeing are either rosewood or maple sight window 1959 64" Kodiaks.

All of the DB001 to DB999 that I remember seeing are purpleheart 1959 64" Kodiaks.

The coin means nothing as many fell out & were replaced with anything available at the time.

Title: Re: Finally?
Post by: Wade Phillips on April 01, 2017, 04:01:00 PM

Mullet -

This 64" 1959 Kodiak is DA073.

As you can clearly see coins mean nothing as this 1959 Kodiak never even had one...

      (http://i386.photobucket.com/albums/oo301/WadePhillips/1959%20Kodiak%20Rosewood%20SW.jpg) (http://s386.photobucket.com/user/WadePhillips/media/1959%20Kodiak%20Rosewood%20SW.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Finally?
Post by: mullet on April 02, 2017, 08:54:00 PM

Thank you. I needed your confirmation to make me sleep better. I'm a Moderator on PA's website along with PatB. You are my go to information guy when someone asks about a glass, Bear bow.