marisad
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Hey friend. Allow me to put my two cents in here since I just got done with my stalker hat. First off, I got lucky. I found a vintage Thoroughbred hat that was close, and in my size, on eBay. Bought it, and reshaped it over a tea kettle. Finally have it dialed in. I would say start there and try and see if you can get the shape you are looking for. The thing that you will struggle with the most on the stalker is the pencil rolled brim. That’s 90% of the reason why I bought the hat that I did. It was already there.
The other option is to go to Mike from
North West Hats and have him custom make one for you. It’s like 450 dollars for a full beaver custom hat. Unbelievably reasonable, and I believe he gets his blanks from Stratton. Technically I think Winchester, but my understanding (anyone feel free to correct me if I’m wrong, Winchester gets theirs from Stratton). Mike is incredibly nice, a real craftsman, and he’ll be able to make you the hat. Just give him a lot of specifics. You are basically looking for a 4 1/4 tall tear drop crown, with no pinch, and a 3 1/2 inch pencil roll brim. That’s as near as I’ve been able to figure it. O’Farrell has a similar hat called the tecate that would also fit the Bill if you want to pay 1000 dollars for pure beaver and wait a year.
Here’s the next thing. My advice is not to go for a completely flat brim. Hence why I recommend at least looking at the Tecate for reference. There is definitely a difference between a video game and reality. I got my Thoroubred, the brim was flat, and BOY did it look Puritan, prospectory, and Amish. Was just really awful.
Here are some pics of mine now that I have it dialed it in shape wise. I still need to clean it and replace the band, but I’m very happy.
Your Stalker hat looks identical to the one in Red Dead . I also found out recently that Clint Eastwood used that in the movie " A fist Full Of Dollars " except that one has the brim bound. Personally I think the unbound, raw brim looks the best on all hats.