Brand names
As mentioned, this rifle is a Cooey Model 60.
Many of the major Hardware and Catalog stores such as Sears, Sears-Roebuck, Eatons, Fields, MacLeods, Western Field and C.I.L. plus others had firearms made by the known firearms manufacturers. These were stamped with their own brand name and model number.
For example, Sears had the Model 200 shotgun, a copy of the Winchester Model 1200, and the Model 54 Sears (or Ted Williams name) was the Winchester Model 94 Carbine.
C.I.L. retailed Savage, Anshcutz, and other rifles under their name. If you knew what the rifle was, you could pick up some great bargains, as a lot of these Brand Name firearms were the same as the higher priced models, but maybe with a little plainer finish or decoration.
Along with the domestic produced rifles, Sears also imported some very nice sporting rifles made by Sako and FN, at a bargain price. The only thing about the Sears firearms is that they tend to have different numbers for the same rifle. For example, the contract number is used, and 20,000 High Standard .22 rifles might be 12345.001 and the 20,000 Winchester 30-30 might be 12345.002, and some shotguns might be 12345.003, and when they wanted another 20,000 High Standard 22 rifles of the same model as they ordered before, the Model number was then 12345.004, not the 12345.001 of the first batch. Same identical rifle, but different Sears stock model number, a bit confusing to some.
But, you have a good solid rifle to shoot, a piece of Canadian firearms lore, and something to have fun with. Enjoy!
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