1969 Bear Kodiak Magnums – How Many Different Varations Exist???

[Wade Phillips]

This thread was started in March 2017 because many known 1969 Magnums were inconsistent with published documentation, which listed only these three configurations…

Tigerwood Riser – Black/White/Black Riser Overlays – Black Tips
Tigerwood Riser – White/Black/White Riser Overlays – White Tips
Shedua Riser – Black/White/Black Riser Overlays – Black Tips

Listed below are known 1969 Magnums in order by serial numbers, with riser wood, riser overlays, tips & owners. Let's see how many different configurations that we can verify...

Serial# – Riser Wood–Overlays– Tips – Owner

9U43 ...  – Tigerwood – B/W/B – Black –   Noble
9U292 . – Tigerwood – B/W/B – Black –   Carlo
9U941 . – Tigerwood – B/W/B – Black –   Wade
9U1223 – Tigerwood – B/W/B – Black –   Noble
9U1287 – Tigerwood – B/W/B – Black –   *Bay
9U1525 – Tigerwood – B/W/B – Black –  *Bay
9U2621 – Tigerwood – B/W/B – Black – Wade
9U2886 – Tigerwood – B/W/B – Black – Shandor

9U3912  – ?Shedua ? – B/W/B – Black – Mark
9U4688  – Tigerwood – B/W/B – Black – Bay
9U4911  – ?Shedua ? – B/W/B – Black – *Bay

9U5666 –  Shedua  – W/B/W – Black – Wade
9U5758 – ?Shedua?– W/B/W – White – Cotton McKnight
9U6090 –  Shedua  – W/B/W – Black – Bay

9U7194 – Shedua – W/B/W – White – Bay 12/17
9U7463 – Shedua – W/B/W – White – Bay
9U7516 – Shedua – W/B/W – White – Shandor
9U7914 – Shedua – W/B/W – White – Bay
9U9393 – Shedua – W/B/W – White – Bay 12/17
9U9623 – Shedua – W/B/W – White – Bay
9U9652 – Shedua – W/B/W – White – Bay
9U9884 – Shedua – W/B/W – White – Wade
9U10112 – Shedua – W/B/W – White – *Bay
9U10148 – Shedua – W/B/W – White – Bay
9U10384 – Shedua – W/B/W – White – Wade
9U12715 – Shedua – W/B/W – White – Bud B
9U13135 – Shedua – W/B/W – White – Bay
9U13680 – Shedua – W/B/W – White – Bay
9U13717 – Shedua – W/B/W – White – Eddie
9U14267 – Shedua – W/B/W – White – Bay
9U15255 – Shedua – W/B/W – White – Bay
9U16365 – Shedua – W/B/W – White – TAS – thanks Bud

[Wade Phillips]

Photograph is missing

[crazynate]

I like that type 1  tigerwood

[Wade Phillips]

Nathan-

The grain in Tigerwood varies a lot. This one almost looks like it was laminated.

[mangonboat]

Not a collector , but it always seemed the s/n sequence and combinations of wood, glass and overlays has more exceptions than predictability. Example: Black tips, b/b/b overlay on riser, SN 9U3912, and what I concluded was nicely figured shedua rather than Goncala Alves, but I'm hardly certain.
 
 
 
 

[Wade Phillips]

Mark,

Have added the specs of your bow to the first post of this thread, and edited it in an attempt to have everyone record their 1969 Magnums so we can find out how many variations exist.

[Noblesinclair]

9u43 - tigerwood black
9u1223 - tigerwood black

[Wade Phillips]

Noble -

Thanks so much for posting the serial numbers of the 1969 magnums.

I'm guessing that both have

- Tigerwood Riser
– Bk/W/Bk Riser Overlays
– Bk Tip Overlays

[Noblesinclair]

Yes they do

[Noblesinclair]

Yes they do

[Wade Phillips]

Noble - Thanks for the confirmation.

Just added a couple more to the list in the first post of this thread using information from completed auctions.

      http://tradgang.com/noncgi/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=14;t=007167    

We now have 10 bows recorded.

They all fit neatly within 4 distinct categories, when arranged in sequential order by serial number.

[mullet]

I just got this one last week
Serial#9UI3717
48#, white overlays.Looks like Shedua.

[Wade Phillips]

Eddie,

Got 9U13717 recorded on the list. Thanks so much for letting us know about it.

So far the 11 we have recorded have all fallen in sequential order by serial number within the 4 distinct categories we have identified.

[Wade Phillips]

Thanks to everyone who has helped so much with this data gathering exercise for 1969 Kodiak Mag. We now have 27 entries, though a few are incomplete.

Just updated the first post in this thread with all of the recent information that has been submitted by everyone from various sites. If you have additional 1969 Magnums please list them here, preferably with photographs, but without will work for a start.

[Cotton McKnight]

Here is 9U5758 that I picked up in a pawn shop a couple of years ago for $40. It was my first recurve bow purchase. I am not sure what wood is in the riser.  
   riser
   overlay  
   tip

[Rainmaker58]

1969 Kodiak Magnum  -  Serial  #9U12883  Shedua Riser  - W/B/W riser overlays  & White tips  53#