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65, 66 Kodiak ?
« on: March 12, 2012, 09:10:00 AM »
Just picked up a Bear Kodiak, sn GL6511.  Is this a 1965 bow or 66?  Any identifying characteristics to distinguish the two years other than the serial number?  Thanks.

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Re: 65, 66 Kodiak ?
« Reply #1 on: March 12, 2012, 09:16:00 AM »
'65 has green glass on limbs and '66 brown glass.
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Re: 65, 66 Kodiak ?
« Reply #2 on: March 12, 2012, 09:35:00 AM »
I'm guessing the G is actually a 6 and it is a 66.
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Re: 65, 66 Kodiak ?
« Reply #3 on: March 12, 2012, 09:16:00 PM »
Looks like it's a 66.  Has brown glass.  Could be a G instead of a six.  The top part of the letter/number is straight, doesn't have a curve in it, but folks write differently.  Thanks to both of you.

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Re: 65, 66 Kodiak ?
« Reply #4 on: March 12, 2012, 10:42:00 PM »
That first digit would be a 6, not G. Bear marked them that way in '66 with a 6 as the first digit.
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Re: 65, 66 Kodiak ?
« Reply #5 on: March 13, 2012, 08:33:00 AM »
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Re: 65, 66 Kodiak ?
« Reply #6 on: March 13, 2012, 03:55:00 PM »
Don't have a clue as to what the "G" would mean.

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Re: 65, 66 Kodiak ?
« Reply #7 on: March 15, 2012, 09:28:00 PM »
Don't have the bow in my hands yet, but upon looking at the pix again, I think the serial number starts with a 6, not a G.

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