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Offline Flatshooter

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Need Some help with a Bear
« on: June 14, 2012, 11:45:00 AM »
My brother-in-law recently gave me his Bear Polar longbow which he purchased new in 1953 (to the best of his recall) The bow is in very nice condition, limbs are straight with only a few handling marks as far as I can see. The bow looks to have an osage handle with darker wood in the riser. The limbs are red glass. Serial # JH 109 64" 45# L. He also gave me 4 hunting arrows in their original Robin Hood box. Here are the issues: I am not interested in vintage Bear longbows so I have no idea what its value is. I am a right handled shooter, this is as lefty.  [email protected] Thanks


   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
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Re: Need Some help with a Bear
« Reply #1 on: June 14, 2012, 11:58:00 AM »
Regarding those arrows,you better check out this thread:
 http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=14;t=005699
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Offline kurtbel5

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Re: Need Some help with a Bear
« Reply #2 on: June 14, 2012, 12:00:00 PM »
pm'ed you
I would trade a RH 62" Barr Apache 47#@28 for it
 Cheers Kurt

PS That looks like a early Bear broad you have there
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Re: Need Some help with a Bear
« Reply #3 on: June 14, 2012, 12:04:00 PM »
You cannot sell or trade anything on pow wow, read the rules, you need to move this to the classifieds.
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Re: Need Some help with a Bear
« Reply #4 on: June 14, 2012, 02:11:00 PM »
OK Danny! Struck my last comment. My intention was to get information on the bow if or when I offered it for sale. I just don't know enough about these bows to post it for sale. Thanks
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Offline Flatshooter

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Re: Need Some help with a Bear
« Reply #5 on: June 14, 2012, 02:33:00 PM »
Kurtbel5, Thanks but I'd better take this to the classifieds when I'm ready to do something.
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Offline ron w

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Re: Need Some help with a Bear
« Reply #6 on: June 14, 2012, 02:54:00 PM »
As far as getting info and history of this bow try going to the history and collector forum here on the site. A bunch of Bear "NUTS" over there who can help you know more about the bow you were lucky enough to get! Good Luck!!   :thumbsup:
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Offline raghorn

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Re: Need Some help with a Bear
« Reply #7 on: June 14, 2012, 06:31:00 PM »
The Bear Razorhead  is a 1956 model- first year introduced.
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Offline Flatshooter

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Re: Need Some help with a Bear
« Reply #8 on: June 14, 2012, 07:28:00 PM »
Thanks to the administrators for the help and to you guys too. Please keep it coming.
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Offline copicasso

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Re: Need Some help with a Bear
« Reply #9 on: June 14, 2012, 08:52:00 PM »
You have a Polar made in 1959. If you shoot it you won't want to get rid of it. They are a very underrated bow.
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Offline Jack Shanks

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Re: Need Some help with a Bear
« Reply #10 on: June 16, 2012, 08:56:00 AM »
You might want to inquire about those other 3 broadheads too.

Raghorn would be able to fill you in on those.
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Re: Need Some help with a Bear
« Reply #11 on: June 16, 2012, 07:52:00 PM »
Those other 3 broadheads appear to be Hilbre heads. They are no longer made.
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