Crane international irons

[Sir golfalot]

Hi has anyone heard of these irons,crane on sole of club and international on back of head,they are graphite shafts and in a horrible brown,thanks golf buddies

 

[Ye Olde Boomer]

Not I, but in perfect candor, brown graphite shafts sound good to me.

One of the best wedges I ever played, a MacGregor FCW-6 53º, has a brown painted steel shaft.
If steel shafts didn't make my ex-boxer hands swell, I might still be playing it.

 

[Crow]

They crop up on ebay occasionally, I'm not sure whether they're American or Japanese, maybe connections to both.

There's a set with some space connection if I remember correctly.
I've not played any but they look decent enough.

Edit:
Just found these on ebay, which are the ones I referred to above, the asking price is silly and won't be achieved unless I'm very much mistaken.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/185193915805?hash=item2b1e6ae59d:g:fBUAAOSwv0dhpqem

 

[Foxholer]

Many thanks for the MacGregor (FCW) reference. It triggered a search that brought up a MyGolfSpy article of the company - and, sadly, its demise, but also some of its highlights. https://mygolfspy.com/historys-mysteries-the-demise-of-macgregor-golf. Very interesting read, with many of the incidents/decisions still appropriate to sporting goods companies today!
Their VFoil wedges were likely my favourite wedges and VIP irons were right up there as favourites too. I still use their (Miura forged) PCB Tours, so still a 'fan'!

 

[jim8flog]

From memory Crane was the brand being sold in Aldi/Lidl at one time.

 

[patricks148]

From memory Crane was the brand being sold in Aldi/Lidl at one time.

I think it was Aldi, I have some crane sport long sleeve under shirts. I think at one point they had putters that looked like ping copies and some beginner sets