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Post by brokennock on Apr 16, 2023 18:26:42 GMT -7
I may have found one that won't need trimming. It is low crown enough for my tastes but flatter in top than I'd like. Sort of Amish in appearance. We shall see. Might all come to nothing if I can't get some things sold and come up with some funds. But, I like to have the information available for when I have the ability/resources to act on something like this.
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RyanAK
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Post by RyanAK on Apr 16, 2023 19:45:01 GMT -7
1790. British Tars.
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Post by brokennock on Apr 17, 2023 4:36:57 GMT -7
Thank you Ryan. Any more info on where that came from? It's both funny and informative.
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Post by brokennock on Apr 17, 2023 4:38:54 GMT -7
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Post by artificer on Apr 17, 2023 8:32:45 GMT -7
I was issued my (I think wool felt, as it was not beaver felt) campaign cover (hat) in 1975. when I was sent to the Pacific Division Matches in Hawaii as a Match Armorer from Quantico, in the springtime. When I joined THE Marine Corps Rifle Team that summer as the Junior Armorer, everyone on the "Big" Rifle Team were required to wear them to easily distinguish us from the other services. We wore them all summer on our ranges and at matches in VA, MD, TN, and OH. We wore our campaign covers for Elan for the Corps and certainly not for comfort. LOL The next time I was with The Marine Corps Rifle Team in 1980, I and most of the shooters and other support staff was ever so thankful to wear our regular utility covers with "baseball hat brims" instead of the campaign cover. OK, MAYBE or YES one can cut down the brim of a period straw hat and not need to bind the edges as long as the hat is made of plaited straw or other material. However, you can't cut "willy nilly," but rather you cut the tacking stitches and unwind/take off the outer plait until you get down to the brim width close to what you want. At that point, you tack sew/stitch the end of a plait in place. Now I realize this is confusing, so I have included a link showing how to make an 18th century "coarse" plaited hat. www.sewhistorically.com/how-to-make-a-straw-hat-from-scratch/Gus
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