Kodiak Magnum - What Year

[Frank1107]

Any idea what year a Kodiak Magnum with a serial number 27CC12 would be? I understood the first digit was only good for '65 - '69, is this bow a 1962?

Frank

[wadde]

Pics and a description including glass color and woodwork would be a big help.

[Frank1107]

It is on the autcion site, here is the listing number 330280414481

Thanks

Frank

[Ga.boy]

I think it's a '62, but will defer to the experts.

[Earl E. Nov...mber]

It's a 64

[Frank1107]

So I can learn something, what are the tip-offs to show that it is a '64? because, I have no idea.

Thanks

Frank

[TRAP]

Careful Frank, you're getting distracted in your quest for a 68-69 SK    

It's easy to get distracted, those 64 Kmags are beauties for sure.  That appears to be nice one.

J/K My Friend, It's fun isnt it?

Trap

[Migra Bill]

Those 64 K mags are pretty. Ya know... I don't have a K-Mag...

[Frank1107]

Trap, there is a '68 SK I could buy locally, but it is 43# and too many stress cracks for the money. The Kodiak Magnum is nice, but again not in the weight range I am looking for. I am interested in how to tell this is a '64.

Thanks

Frank

[Earl E. Nov...mber]

Curved stripe 64-67..64 and 65 where dark and light woods.  65 serial number started with 5. 66 had brown glass.
If it was 50-55# I'd a said nothing, just bought it.

[Horney Toad]

64 and 65 were the same except the 64 had gray glass and the 65 had green glass. Both had two piece risers. That 1964 is my favorite mag. I just posted a 1965 mag on another thread. Look at the similar risers.

[PAPALAPIN]

Earl and Toad got it right.

'64 was the first with a stripe but the '65 started with the first digit as the year.

The '62 would have been a solid riser (one piece of wood) and a bit slimmer.  Of course the '63 was the infamous dogleg.

My gosh, we all gotta get a life... when we have so much time on our hands to be able to know so much about each year and model of Bear bows and others.