Old crafty

[Codger_64]

Sears "OLD CRAFTY" branded knives are interesting. They were a subbranding of Craftsman knives and, as you would expect, were originally Old Timers in Craftsman clothing. Here is a #9546 along with the original store display card.

 

[skyhorse]

Interesting knife for sure! Looking at the price,just can't help to wonder what year that was?

 

[Codger_64]

The price could go right up into the mid to later sixties (depending on what knife pattern it was meant to display), but leather knife purses were fashionable earlier. A guess would be late forties to mid fifties. There is no copyright date on the display board and I have not found a registered trademark "Old Crafty" for Sears. The "Old Crafty" trade name was used on Sears knives at least up thru the seventies, perhaps later into the eighties as I have one still in the blister pack that was made by Camillus.

 

[thawk]

It that one marked as a Schrade Walden Michael? I'm guessing it is Schrade made since it is not a Camillus type blade. I have several Craftsman marked both ways. The paperwork there does have a Camillus look to it.

 

[Codger_64]

No, the tangstamp is Craftsman over 9548, pretty sure it was Schrade made. My NIP #95086 has dark Fibron "laminated hardwood" handles with brass bolsters and is almost definately a Camillus. The five digit Sears stock number also suggests later production.