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Offline Oregon Okie

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bear 'polar' - '59 I think
« on: July 14, 2009, 10:37:00 AM »
Found a pretty nice polar the other day. Is this a '59. Nothing on the strike plate. Maybe original feather rest?? Stress lines on the back as usual. Shoots as well as I can right handed.
thanks for any comments.
 

 

 
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Offline Bjorn

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Re: bear 'polar' - '59 I think
« Reply #1 on: July 14, 2009, 10:47:00 AM »
Love that riser wood! Is that the condition you found it in? The sight window is superb.
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Offline Oregon Okie

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Re: bear 'polar' - '59 I think
« Reply #2 on: July 14, 2009, 11:33:00 AM »
I rubbed off some dirt and "residue" of some kind with acetone. Otherwise as i found it. It was "grandad's old bow" ???

 

stress cracks look worse in the pic but there they are.
Is it a '59?
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"Savage Blaster" - 50@31 - 63" (recurve I made with Steve Savage)
Firefly TD longbow - 50@31 - 63"
7 Lakes double shelf from a blank - 45@31 - 66"
Trident ILF w Blackmax carbons - 42@31

Offline Novaln1975

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Re: bear 'polar' - '59 I think
« Reply #3 on: July 14, 2009, 08:03:00 PM »
Great find on that 59!

99% sure it’s a 59.

I have been on the lookout for one of those for a while now with no luck. The hand writing looks original but I have never seen that« J» before.

Simon
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Offline TRAP

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Re: bear 'polar' - '59 I think
« Reply #4 on: July 14, 2009, 09:04:00 PM »
nice bow!!!!!

Trap
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Re: bear 'polar' - '59 I think
« Reply #5 on: July 14, 2009, 10:52:00 PM »
I have seen this bow in person, and it is a nice one.  The one thing I saw that I had a question on was the shelf.  There is a bevel on the outside edge of the shelf that looks like it was built in at the factory.  

Is that bevel from the factory or a modification?  I've only seen flat shelves on Bear Bows, but I haven't seen all there are, and don't have the experience of some folk here.

RonP
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Offline Horney Toad

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Re: bear 'polar' - '59 I think
« Reply #6 on: July 14, 2009, 11:43:00 PM »
Nice! I always heard they were good shooters.
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Offline Novaln1975

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Re: bear 'polar' - '59 I think
« Reply #7 on: July 15, 2009, 12:04:00 AM »
I have those bevels on my 1959 Grizzly and on my 1960 Grizzly. 100% factory.

Simon
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