Hartland Frontiersmen consisted of only Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie, both from the same mold. For whatever reason, Hartland abandoned the original Crockett product and immediately switched over to the Bowie sets. I have heard rumors of them actually taking Crocketts right out of their boxes and painting the dark jacket over the finished Crocketts. One rumor has it that Disney caused them to have to stop the production and sale. Another theory basically says they stopped because of lagging sales of Crocketts and fact the Jim Bowie show was so popular. Actually I find that hard to believe since I was born in 1954 and Crockett was still very popular by the time I got to the point I could actually play like Crockett. The figure was introduced in 1955 and I believe he had plenty of staying power. Whatever the case, they only had to give him an unpainted Wyatt Earp hat and give him a slightly different knife with the front trademark Bowie scallop. Once the box was printed and his jacket color was changed, they could continue selling the set.

Davy Crockett #807
This is the standard paint job complete with the silver powder horn. I have heard of a few with the upper fringe painted the same darker color as the bottom fringe but I have only seen a few questionable photos of him that way. None of the ten I have in my collection have that trim.

Mold Mark
“©Hartland Plastics, Inc.” on the back of the fringe on the right sleeve.

Davy Crockett #807?
It’s a little hard to see in this photo, but one Crockett in my collection is missing the silver on the powder horn. Perhaps this is a very early one or just an oversight by one of the factory employees. Maybe I would give it more value if a few more collectors do have the same piece.

Mold Mark
“©Hartland Plastics, Inc.” on the back of the fringe on the right sleeve.

Jim Bowie #817
As you can see, this figure is the same as the Crockett figure except for the darker brown jacket and they changed the black pouch to green. They used the same green and black bedroll saddle, same rifle and added white stockings and blaze to his new horse “Blaze”. It appears he can use a long Cheyennes style knife or a shorter knife with the Bowie scallop.

Mold Mark
©Hartland Plastics, Inc.” on the back of the fringe on the right sleeve.