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Offline mossyoakpenn

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62 Kodiak Sight Window
« on: September 24, 2012, 08:37:00 AM »
Does anyone here know if Fred Bear ever made the '62 Kodiaks with any fancy sight windows such as purpleheart or anything else?  Thanks!

Offline hayslope

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Re: 62 Kodiak Sight Window
« Reply #1 on: September 24, 2012, 02:06:00 PM »
Never saw one with any other type of wood in the sight window but Brazilian Rosewood, although I've seen quite a few of the 3-piece risers that have really wild grain in the center piece (which becomes the sight window), but have rather straight grained slabs on the outsides of the riser.
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Offline mossyoakpenn

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Re: 62 Kodiak Sight Window
« Reply #2 on: September 24, 2012, 08:54:00 PM »
Thanks hayslope....Ive never seen anything else either but Ive only been looking for a few months...I know Bear did a lot of random things though so its hard to say for sure...

Offline mossyoakpenn

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Re: 62 Kodiak Sight Window
« Reply #3 on: September 26, 2012, 07:27:00 PM »
Anyone else know what years they made sight windows of different woods?  Ive seen 59, 60, & 61 but were there any more?  Thanks again...

Offline vintage-bears

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Re: 62 Kodiak Sight Window
« Reply #4 on: October 06, 2012, 05:32:00 PM »
Amazing!
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Offline yellow bow

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Re: 62 Kodiak Sight Window
« Reply #5 on: October 06, 2012, 07:26:00 PM »
That thing is sweet.

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Offline bearbowman

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Re: 62 Kodiak Sight Window
« Reply #6 on: October 14, 2012, 05:56:00 PM »
I saw the serial number and thought that is a 1964 serial number then I saw the tips. Somebody just pulled out an old 1962 form and glued one up.

Offline mossyoakpenn

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Re: 62 Kodiak Sight Window
« Reply #7 on: October 17, 2012, 08:06:00 AM »
I guess you never know what you may find hiding out there somewhere....that is one very unique bow!

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