Help dating kodiak

[dad]

MY friend has a Kodiak that is 64" long and 48#. With a serial number DC523. It looks like the 59 but longer length. Any ideas when it was made? Thanks for your help

[Hobow]

The prefix DC was used on 1959, 64" Kodiaks so it may well be a '59.  A picture would enable an accurate date as I'm not sure that 1959 was the only year that the DC prefix was used.  Serial numbers are a very unreliable way to try to date a Bear bow unless you are dealing with 1965-1969 bows.

[dad]

Thank you

[damascusdave]

It will either be a 1959 or a 1960 bow...pretty simple to tell the difference...black and white fiberglass overlay and tips and it is a 60...anything else and it is a 59...you might wish to check out a couple of my earlier threads on 1960 Kodiaks...just do a search for threads that I started...there are not a lot...btw 1959 and 1960 bows were both made in 56, 60 and 64 inch lengths...my 64 inch Kodiak Deluxe is one of the very nicest shooters I have owned

DDave