Bear bows Mod. Bruin Bear and Black Bear

[Elmer Keith]

One of my old Bear Bows is a model called "Bruin Bear" with a brown wood handle and brow glass on the maple limbs.

Unfortunately I cannot find this bow on the Bear catalog CD.

On auction here in Germany is Bear Bow "Black Bear" with brown limbs and a handle made of maple which is almost white. SerialNo. is BBO 2840, 60" and 50#.

While the Bruin Bear has no stablizer bushing the Black Bear has one.

Also this bow can't be find on the Bear catalog DVD.

Does anyone of you experts know something about these bows and why they do not appear in the catalogs?

[C Kerley]

The Black Bear is in the 1972-1976 catalogs.

[wadde]

The Bear Bruin, Ranger, Panther, Black Panther Hunter as well as a few others were not in the catalogs as they were made by Bear for Sears, Kmart, Coast to Coast etc.

[Elmer Keith]

Originally posted by C Kerley:
The Black Bear is in the 1972-1976 catalogs.

Thank you all for your information.

Sorry, I didn' realize that the Black Bear is in the 1972-1976 catalogs because of the color of the handle. I only know two of these bows and both have an almos white maple handle.