Fred Bear bow hunter's knife kit?

[wingnut]

I've been trying to find a pic of one of these since a friend told me about it a month ago.  Does anyone have one?  OR a pic?  They were in the Bear catalog from about '56 to the 70s and included a knife, file, and stone along with a leather sheath.


Thanks,

Mike

[TimZeigler]

3Rivers used to carry a replica set based on Freds combo.  I've seen them on the auction site and they bring a premium price.  There was one on here a while ago, heres the link.

  http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=62;t=000729  

fleabay auction with close up pics.  Wouldn't let me cut the pics to post here so heres the link.

 http://cgi.eb*y.com/VINTAGE-FRED-BEAR-ARCHERY-KNIFE-SET-w-sheath-file-stone_W0QQitemZ250301478091QQcategoryZ158960QQcmdZViewItem

[d. ward]

Good morning Mike,I do not have an original Bear Archery bowhunter kit in stock right now.However I do have one type to show you.I have several pictures of the actul Bear Archey bowhunter kit somewhere around here and will look for them asap.But here's the one I carry.A very good reproduction.This is not the 3 rivers kit but very near the same(made by the same person long ago)....bowdoc

[alaskabowhunter]

very cool Don!

[wingnut]

That is cool!!  Hmmmm. . .might have to come up with something like that in the future.

Mike

[sticknstring+]

that's a sweet kit bowdoc!

[PAPALAPIN]

I have one of the knives in the leather case, without the stone and file.  It was also sold in the catalog.  It is a "Western" brand kniife.

[d. ward]

OK OK yes sometimes I do have to much time on my hands,and some old Bear decals and maybe a broken Polar or two.....the back view showing Schrade sharpening flat steel in pocket.That knife is my personal and is actually a Marbles leather stacked handle.The bowhunter kit knife was a Western jigged bone handle 648 and then replaced later with the delrin plastic handled 648-A.That 648-A bowhunter kit was generally made of vynel or what Bear called Bear Hyde rather then real leather like the earlier kits were.Great item for the bowhunter.Some also have the P-38 can opener in them,but I really don't carry alot of canned food along while I'am in the field(12 cans of soup is kind of heavy at my age).So I carry a Bear broadhead bleeder blade slot cleaning tool.Which for me,I need sometimes far more then some can opener I'll never use.bowdoc

[PAPALAPIN]

My Western knife is the bone handle...or maybe plastic and I just think it is bone...I will have to check.

[wingnut]

The sheath in the last picture doesn't appear to be segmented for the knife and file.

Mike

[Jeremy]

Mike, that's the backside of the sheath - it has another pocket there.

[Jon Stewart]

My dad has three of them, brand new and still in the original box, left over from his Archery shop days.  Plans on passing them out one day.

[ckruse]

I have one like that, also an old beat up one! CKruse

 
 

[d. ward]

Rats.....Kam that one would look so sweet hanging off my belt opening dry of elk season man I would look so good.I love those things.I've pimped off 7 different sets in verying condition over the years never a new one all used(can you say stupid little man).bd

[TRAP]

Oh My Cam, That's very nice,  Maybe you should find a new home for the old beat up one.  I'm thinking a little north and a little east.

   

Trap

[ckruse]

I need to get off my dead ass and have a local guy work on a copy of the sheath. I've got proper components to make up 2 or 3 of these with a replica sheath. Just hard to get around to it! Thanks for the complimnents on my mint set. Back a few years ago one like it sold on the Bay for MEGABUCKS! I fear those times are gone at least for a while. CKruse

[Takedown]

Hi Guys,
Here is my intertipation of the Fred Bear Bowhunters Belt-Knife Kit. I used an old WestCut knife, homemade deer antlered BH File and a Diamond lap hone. Has served me well for many years, gutted and skinned about 8 or 9 deer, and sharpened many broadheads and knives over the years as well.

[Firstarrow]

!!!  schweeeeet set there takedown  !!!!

[sticknstring+]

Perfect setup CKruse! One to use and a brand new one for back-up. greg

[Stone Knife]

I have a nimrod quiver that the knife and file would look good in