Author Topic: 1962 Bear 50th Birthday Pictures (Read 4153 times)

4runr · « **Reply #100 on:** February 17, 2012, 09:55:00 AM »

Doin good Norm.
I need to post up a couple pics of my '62 Grizzly I got from Colin.

Bob, send me your pics. [email protected]

hunterbob · « **Reply #101 on:** February 17, 2012, 11:22:00 AM »

Thanks Kenny.I sent you some pics

hayslope · « **Reply #102 on:** February 17, 2012, 02:30:00 PM »

Norm

Your "new" 62 is the polar opposite of one that was just on the big auction site. It had the sapwood on the back side of the bow.

Sad to say that bow had a few extraneous holes in the upper limb and the finish had seen better days.

Yours is pretty nice.

cacciatore · « **Reply #103 on:** February 17, 2012, 02:34:00 PM »

WOW Norm!

4runr · « **Reply #104 on:** February 17, 2012, 05:14:00 PM »

Here are some very nice photos of hunterbobs '62 Grizzly.

A very nice Grizzly.

4runr · « **Reply #105 on:** February 17, 2012, 05:16:00 PM »

4runr · « **Reply #106 on:** February 17, 2012, 05:22:00 PM »

Here is my '62. Getting some new feathers from Magnus to replace the ones in these sweet arrows I got thanks to a tip from ceme24.

zepnut · « **Reply #107 on:** February 17, 2012, 06:48:00 PM »

Stunning sight window Kenny.

hayslope · « **Reply #108 on:** February 18, 2012, 08:39:00 AM »

Kenny - that one is a keeper for sure! Neatest ZW sight window yet!

hunterbob · « **Reply #109 on:** February 18, 2012, 10:02:00 PM »

Thanks for posting the pics Kenny . That is an awesome looking 62 you have there.

Earl E. Nov...mber · « **Reply #110 on:** February 18, 2012, 11:11:00 PM »

I have always thought they were painted and then sanded to put the background in relief.. Possibly oxidize under the paint causing it to flake.

Since I could not raise Doc, I am refinishing one right now and the coin appears to be aluminumn..

hayslope · « **Reply #111 on:** February 24, 2012, 05:50:00 PM »

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Originally posted by Earl E. Nov...mber:
Since we are talking '62' here, can someone tell me, On the coin.. was it painted black or is the black oxidation?

Mike Shaw (member here on TG) has a 62 pewter coin on the big auction site. He also shows a photo of the back of the coin. You can see where some finish worked it's way down to a back edge......the coin appears black in that spot. This is the first pewter coin that I've seen that wasn't attached to a bow. This seems to add credence to the idea that the pewter coins turned black from a reaction to the finish.

Earl E. Nov...mber · « **Reply #112 on:** February 25, 2012, 05:16:00 PM »

I have one in the basement that is not attached to a bow too (but will be again soon)
It is very light in weight almost feels like aluminum..
So should I paint it before I put it back it , or leave it bright.
It came out of this bow, http://tradgang.com/noncgi/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=14;t=000287;p=1

and can be seen in the pictures.

hayslope · « **Reply #113 on:** February 26, 2012, 08:40:00 AM »

Pretty amazing that anyone would paint over that bow!!! Of course, I've seen lots of old bows that received some kind of "alteration" to suit the owner.

I would leave the coin alone if you are putting it back on the bow. I think you might be a little disappointed with the look if you paint it.

JimB · « **Reply #114 on:** February 26, 2012, 07:25:00 PM »

4runr · « **Reply #115 on:** February 26, 2012, 08:03:00 PM »

Love the Rosewood on that K-Mag.
The arrows ain't half bad either.

Missaukee · « **Reply #116 on:** February 27, 2012, 01:13:00 PM »

Hayslope and Earl -

If you look back at some of my previous posts and others, you may be swayed to the painted theory. The **** coin mentioned illustrates oxidation, but it is white/grey - not black (the back side darkness on the coin does not match the black on the face and is likely the burnt hot glue that was used to attach these coins, whish are usually heated when removed). Do some research on oxidation and pewter (putting pewter under finish PREVENTS oxidation, as there is no oxygen).

Also if you look at 62 coins that are still intact (no finish flake) you will see a similar and almost same pattern of black finish to bare pewter. I don't think this would happen if oxidation was the case.

The 61 camo kodiaks have NO FINISH on the coins, but there is clearly a Bright edge and black background.

Also, when these bows were new, the coins were black. Look at the Bear video "The Oldest Game" - black coins.

EARL - My oppinion is that you should paint the coin to match the one in this picture, as it is how it was intended to look from the factory. Paint the coin and remove it from the high spots.

RLA · « **Reply #117 on:** March 03, 2012, 10:08:00 PM »

With our spring MO turkey season just six weeks away, it's time to get the '62's white limbs dressed up and ready to hunt.

Plus I just got one of Traps feather rests and wanted to show it off! They are a Sweet rest to shoot off of, great arrow flight!

59Alaskan · « **Reply #118 on:** March 05, 2012, 04:56:00 PM »

that glass looks even darker green on that grizzly. Is that an early 1962 / late 1961? That's cool.

Cyclic-Rivers · « **Reply #119 on:** March 06, 2012, 10:06:00 PM »

Wow!!!!

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