Now Forming! the Campaign Hat Corps

[deanglen]

. I may replace the rayon grosgrain ribbon with real silk grosgrain. Apparently Mokuba still carries it, so I will stop by their store in Manhattan and hunt for the right stuff.
-Max

I found some silk grosgrain on line recently but the cost was a bit high, compared to the rayon. Another good thing about the silk grosgrain is that you can buy neutral, or white, slik grograin and dye it, or so read the website. Controlling the dye might be a challenge with tests being done on small sections, I suppose.




dean

 

[deanglen]

-Bump-




dean

 

[deanglen]

Some other shots found recently:

dean

 

[deanglen]

A cord of three threads is hard to break! All the campaign hat eggs in one basket! Very neat. Very tidy. Thanks, R (or Andy!).



dean

 

[deanglen]

Note how the officers go for the "cowboy" look with their hats.

dean

 

[1961MJS]

Wow Dean, great pix.

The first guy on the right in the top picture is wearing my hat. I like #14 a lot though.

Later

 

[RBH]

Sniper trophy in honor of my cousin.

Cool campaign hat on it.

 

[RJR]

Rusty,I had resisted asking if "white feather" was a relative....

 

[RBH]

Yes He was my first cousin.

 

[deanglen]

Mike, I like #16, bottom photo, the way he wears it and the way it's shaped. I'm honored to know the cousin of a real hero, R!




dean

 

[deanglen]

dean

 

[hatophile]

Great stuff guys.

 

[bsaguy]

Here is what I found on an official RMP website. According to this, the RCMP hats were originally Boss of the PLains which were individually formed in the field.

Website link is :http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/unif/stetson-eng.htm


"In 1891, a felt hat, which emulated the black felt hats worn by the American army, was allowed to be worn by members of the Force while on patrol duty. It was not found to be very practical in poor weather so members purchased their own hats creating a variation in colours and styles.

John Batterson Stetson of Philadelphia, who was the son of a master hat maker from Orange, New Jersey, created what became the famous Stetson. In the 1870s he began producing the western-style hat, then called "Boss of the Plains". This hat with the stiff brim and dented peaked crown soon became symbolic worldwide with the Mounted Police of Canada.

In 1894, Sam Steele ordered some of these hats in order to effect some uniformity amongst the headdress of his men at Fort Macleod . In 1897, the Mounted Police contingent that went to London, England for the Queen's Jubilee were issued these "Boss of the Plains" hats. The Force approved this style hat for private purchase in 1900, and finally in 1904 approved it as the regulation pattern. By the 1960s the hats were pre-dented with a uniform shape."

 

[bsaguy]

BSA Scoutmaster campaign hat for sale here:

http://www.thefedoralounge.com/show...-3-8-60-s-or-70-s-Pristine-80&highlight=scout

Price is flexible, so make me an offer.

 

[deanglen]

Some screen captures I did a few years back from the movie "Rough Riders"

dean

 

[liten]

was a good movie but the thing that let it down big time ,was the wardrobe, and they should have got dean in to shape up the hats

 

[deanglen]

was a good movie but the thing that let it down big time ,was the wardrobe, and they should have got dean in to shape up the hats

Indeed! I couldn't believe how much they ignored what historical accuracy could have been achieved so easily.[huh]





dean

 

[Picard1138]

Yeah, that hats weren't the only thing wrong with that film. They should have made it three episodes and not shorten the script so much. You can tell that it's either very badly written, or they butchered it to fit the time requirements. I won't throw off this thread, that's a discussion for another board.

The hats: simply wrong, and most glaringly obviously; the ribbon. An otherwise easy fix that somehow got overlooked.

-Max

 

[liten]

check this beauty guys! think this my xmas present to myself

 

[deanglen]

check this beauty guys! View attachment 7362 think this my xmas present to myself

:eusa_clap:eusa_clap (When words fail) Love to see more shots and find out more about it! Private purchase?



dean