Need Help Dating Old Grizzlies, Please

[SELFBOW19953]

Info on a previous post has me totally confused. I've posted some pictures for help with ID.  I have 3 static tip Grizzlys.  One has aluminum lams, the other 2 don't.

First the aluminum (on the far right of the second picture).
   
     

Does the bidirectional glass and the orange color mean that it's a 1950?

The other 2 are the center and left bows in picture 2.  Both have patent applied for.  Are they 1953's (orange glass)?
   

The one to the right has smaller nocks.
   
It is a 52# (sn 25521), the other is a 57# (sn 25121).  Does draw weight indicate nock size?
   
Does the maple on the back of the static tip mean anything particular (all 3 have it)?

Thanks for any help you can give me.

Phil

[Wade Phillips]

Phil

Sounds like you were reading about the Double Shelf Grizzly... but you obviously have a Single Shelf.... Use this to date a single shelf and let us know what you come up with...

Single Shelf Grizzly

1949 & 1950 Alum Lam, Woven Glass on Belly

1951 Alum Lam, Blond Glass on Belly

1952 Blond Glass on Back & Belly

1953 Red/Orange Glass on Back & Belly

[johnnyrazorhead]

I believe your two Grizzly's in the center and the left are 1953 models.1952 Grizzly's had blonde glass and no aluminum lam.You don't show the "Bear" decal but 1953 could have either an earlier small running bear decal or the later,and larger standing bear decal commonly found on Bear bows of 1954 and 1955.With both having the patent applied for decal I would guess they both have the smaller running bear as I believe the patent applied for decal changed to Canada 1953 when the standing bear decal began showing up.Nice bows.

[johnnyrazorhead]

Wade,you beat me to the "send" button.

[SELFBOW19953]

Is there a way to differentiate between the '49 & '50 aluminum?  I had so hoped it was a '51, then it would be the same age as me.  The other 2 I was pretty sure were '53.  Is there any significance in the tip sizes of the '53s?

Thanks for the info.

Phil

[Bjorn]

OK. Here are the 5 Grizzlies starting with the alu lam on the left and ending with the double shelf on the right. 1949-50 to 1954.
They are arranged in age order (I think) left to right.
 

[Bjorn]

Here they are in the same order
 

[Bjorn]

One more time
 
There is something about a static tip Bear; Griz or Kodiak.........not the fastest, a bit of hand shock-but every time I take one in the woods and shoot it--Oh man!  

[SELFBOW19953]

Thanks, Bjorn.  Really, really nice bows. I'm working on the set, but still have some gaps.  My '62 was my brother-in-law's(my sister gave it to me when he died).  I have a 65# factory camo '69, 2 '57s (dual shelf), a '64 and a '63, besides the 49/50 and the 2 '53s.  I love to shoot the '57s, but haven't shot the '53s yet.

Guess maybe I'm weird, but I don't really care the the Kodiak, I much prefer the Grizzly.

Phil