Bear Display Bows

[hotfootTG]

I have restored/refinished several Bear bows that were either marked as "Display" (sometimes but not always) or had characteristics of bows that were used as displays. Shown are 2. The characteristics were 3 holes drilled toward the back of the sight window. I have heard that these were used to provide a shelf for 3 arrows that were snapped onto the string. The bow with the 3 arrows nocked were then hung on the wall of the shop to display the model. Is this correct and why 3 arrows ?

Al

     

[d. ward]

Oh yeah the old display trick....Kinda weird too..Because about half of those were normal stock bows and the other half were shootable for the most part,but blemished.....my 66" 36# KSD was really only 64" it had the tips cut off (less recurve) at the factory for whatever reason and marked display with 3 holes.It scaled 44# as I recall.Swaped it off and the guy still shoots if sometimes...bowdoc

[hotfootTG]

So, are the holes from nails driven in for the prupose of resting 3 arrows on the bow for display ?  But why three arrows ?
Al

[d. ward]

Yes field tip...razorhead and blunt advertising all three type of bear arrows..Aluminum wood and fiberglass..bowdoc

[johnnyrazorhead]

All the dispaly bows I have seen had the small nails going through the arrows to hold them in place.The arrows were not resting on them.Probably used three arrows just 'cuz it looks better than 1 or 2 would be my guess.

[Horney Toad]

That looks cool. I'm gonna drill 3 holes in my 59 kodiaks.

[TRAP]

be better if you drove three really rusty little nails.  They could double as sight pins.

All joking aside, sounds like it was a clever way to display arrows.

Trap

[TRAP]

Up for Mike

[MJB]

TRAP,
Thanks !! Interesting.. Would be pretty neat to add to a collection.

[PAPALAPIN]

I have seen them where the holes had screw in eys in them.  The three arrows were each in a separate eye about two or three inces apart.  All were "nocked on the string" at the nocking point together on a strung bow.  This created a fan effect for the display.  Each arrow had a different point,  Broadhead, field point, and blunt.

I do't know if the screw in eye version were done by Bear, or mayber some dealers did their own thing.

I'm sure there were variations on this.

I have a Kodiak Magnum Type I Dogleg the has a small hole drilled about one inceh below the upper and lower nocks.  These holes were used to mount them to the wall as a diplay with wire or like zip ties.  Mine once hung in the GREYLING museum.