old grizzly's and a colt any info appriciated

[alteredbeast]

Hi y'all looking for info on a few old bows i've acquired. first is a colt firearms Trail Blazer has the Hartford Conn. stamp so i know its a wing archery bow number on it is C056-0189 this is the lowest number i've seen...bow is light colored wood with black glass both sides and a star inlayed maybe walnut not sure. Next is a grizzly 58" with a dark green glass and yellow stamps number is 6P10315...guys at archery store said it was a '63 or '65 but that can't be my dad bought it in '59 or '60. Then i got a grizzly at another store they say is a '69 it has slightle darker glass and green stamps its a 56" and number is 9R3325... will try to figure out how to post pics

[Jack Shanks]

Can't help you with the Colt. Your 56" Grizzly is a 1969. Your other Grizzly is a 1966. A 59-60 Grizzlies would be a 62" AMO.

[wadde]

Your Colt bow is most likely mid to late 1960's. Colt bows were made by both Wing and Ben Pearson.

[Frank V]

Are all 56" Grizzly's built in '69? Thanks.

[wadde]

Grizzly was offered in 1968 in 56" and was Tigerwood riser. In 1969 Grizzly was 56" and was Shedua riser.

[Frank V]

Mine isn't Tigerwood, it looks darker like Shedua?
KR27656 56"
It's a nice shooting bow!

[alteredbeast]

Mine would be the shedua. strange Frank that your serial number is KR and mine is 9R...

[Jack Shanks]

The 56" Grizzlies were 1968-70. Frank's would be a 1970 with the KR serial number starting that year. The 1970 had a two tone riser with accent stripe down the middle.

[Frank V]

Originally posted by Jack Shanks:
The 56" Grizzlies were 1968-70. Frank's would be a 1970 with the KR serial number starting that year. The 1970 had a two tone riser with accent stripe down the middle.

That's it, I just looked again it's a 56", 53lb, two tone riser with a lighter stripe down the center, # KR27656.  Thanks Jack.
I really like this bow & took a Grouse with it this past season.

Alteredbeast, I'm not up on Bear serial #s. I wonder if there's a listing of models & #s somewhere?

[Jack Shanks]

Frank here's a good place to start.

 http://www.stickbow.com/FEATURES/COLLECTING/beararchery/index.CFM

[Frank V]

Wow Jack thank you, I'm keeping that information!

[Jack Shanks]

Frank,

 The information in that article is a good reference. Keep in mind that there are always exceptions to the rule on some things like using medallion type alone to identify a year.  

 Lots of great information can be found by searching the net and digging up some old post.

[TonyW]

http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=14;t=005908#000001


Or try looking here  

[Frank V]

Jack & Tony thanks.