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Offline TRAP

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Star Stamps and 22 on Bear Bows???
« on: April 30, 2008, 06:43:00 PM »
Okay, I've heard lots of rumors about what these stamps mean.  What do the experts say??

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Re: Star Stamps and 22 on Bear Bows???
« Reply #1 on: April 30, 2008, 07:24:00 PM »
Could be wrong her, but my understanding is that the Star indicates a bow that was returned on warranty and resold as used with no warranty.

There are probably as many explanations for this as Bear had models.
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Offline d. ward

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Re: Star Stamps and 22 on Bear Bows???
« Reply #2 on: April 30, 2008, 09:38:00 PM »
One thing for sure it became a second after the star got stamped in it...discount priced bows mostly...sold to boy scout troops church groups and archery lane and so on....blemished maybe,maybe not.....But they were discount priced bows...bear never really refinished to many bows as it was not cost effective..it was cheeper for them to just give you a new bow.....not to say warrinty returns for credit were not refinished and resold as well....Stars X Y 2-22's + all were discount prices mostly no warrinties this time...my 1964 Kodiak has a big old + stamped right on the serial number..bowdoc
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Offline Earl E. Nov...mber

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Re: Star Stamps and 22 on Bear Bows???
« Reply #3 on: April 30, 2008, 11:31:00 PM »
My '61 is star stamped and no Ser. number.. Although I heard they repainted them, I would have to say they did a bang up job masking it, if it was repainted. So why the Ser no. removed?
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Offline alaskabowhunter

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Re: Star Stamps and 22 on Bear Bows???
« Reply #4 on: May 01, 2008, 12:07:00 AM »
haven't I seen 7's stamped in Bear bows too? I think  I have seen a Kodiak somewhere with 7's stamped in it.....don't remember exactly,  I must be getting old... "it's not the years, it's the miles".....youth is wasted on the young.
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Offline d. ward

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Re: Star Stamps and 22 on Bear Bows???
« Reply #5 on: May 01, 2008, 06:57:00 AM »
Oh yes Chuck 7's and 9's were on some as well.Earl the serial numbers were removed to indacated no warrenty.If your limbs are painted ones it is vary diffacult to spot...The one give-away is you can not see the fibers....bowdoc
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Offline Bjorn

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Re: Star Stamps and 22 on Bear Bows???
« Reply #6 on: May 01, 2008, 12:52:00 PM »
I have a 68" 1959 KS with two '2's and it appears the limbs have been painted.
The only way to notice the paint is there is only one stress line, and it is under the paint but has not broken through to the top.
In this case the tips and riser overlays were applied after painting no way that could have been masked.
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Offline MJB

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Re: Star Stamps and 22 on Bear Bows???
« Reply #7 on: May 01, 2008, 04:53:00 PM »
I think I seen it here posted before. Kinda liked the reply. It means Fred Bear personally shot the bow   :thumbsup:
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