Last line actually doesn't say the 45+ as was reprinted but says 50#. However, the faint marks I see under the new finish say in order, first line 58', second line capital letter I with the cross bars on top and bottom which brings no confusion that this is an I and not a number 1, then after I there is a number 2 another number I cannot make out, then 8 and finally letter M. Free shipping on many items Browse your favorite brands. I would assume the blue screens related to the db engine is not 64bit compatible. Written on it right now is first line 45+! second line H2829M, and under reads 58'. Get the best deals on Vintage Compound Bow when you shop the largest online selection at . I would suggest installing Land Desktop in Windows XP mode on Windows 7 64bit. Second, some of the older numbers are very faintly apparent through the newer finish, yet they don't seem to match up with the newer ones written after the finish.

Position 3: On the cable side of the riser, positioned. Position 2: Underneath the cable rod, located between the grip and the sight mounting holes. Position 1: Located in the recessed area above the grip on the thumb side. Hoyt began adding serial numbers to bows in 2002. First, it appears to be refinished as the printed logo is no longer visible, so that can't help me in year at all. These are the 5 positions where your serial number could be located. I've just purchased my first Shakespeare bow. I wouldn't worry too much about the anomalies I would expect a fairly high error level given that someone is working in a factory marking a hundred or more of these a day.

I'm trying to determine if the next digit (or two) might stand for day of the month.or if all of the interior digits are just serial. I think the next digit represents the year of the decade.Ocalas and Kaibabs are easy ones to check this on, because the 66's and 67's had the pretty zebra windows, and all the other years were ugly! Show me a zebra-windowed Ocala or Kaibab that doesn't have a 6 or a 7 as the first digit.I haven't found one yet. They skipped using the letter I because it looks too much like 1, so after H for August, they went to J for September, K for October, L for November, and finished with M for December. They travel the world in search of trophy-class and hard-to-find game. I think the first letter stands for the month of manufacture-A is for January, B for February, and so on. Call Hoyt and give them the bows serial number and they can tell you the year.

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