Where to get old west hats like in the movie Tombstone?

[1961MJS]

But not at Little Big Horn - his hair was cropped short, and he was left un-scalped. A recent biography (that looks pretty good) goes into the morbid details.

Oh, I remembered that he wasn't scalped at the little bighorn, but had forgotten about his hair being short. The part that struck me was his fair skin. He had to wear wide brimmed hats.

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[1961MJS]

That would be interesting to see.

HI, I put a link in the original email above. I was wrong about the Rebel swirly deals.

http://www.civilwarhome.com/csaofficerrank.htm

The US army used them for a while, but General Sherman discontinued their use. After all, he didn't like the Confederates too well.

U.S. M1872 Officers Fatigue Blouse
http://www.ushist.com/19th-century_wardrobe_f.shtml

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[danofarlington]

HI, I put a link in the original email above. I was wrong about the Rebel swirly deals.

http://www.civilwarhome.com/csaofficerrank.htm

The US army used them for a while, but General Sherman discontinued their use. After all, he didn't like the Confederates too well.

U.S. M1872 Officers Fatigue Blouse
http://www.ushist.com/19th-century_wardrobe_f.shtml

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Thanks, that's pretty interesting. Actually though I was thinking of Longstreet's hat. I must have seen a picture of that sometime, but can't recall it.

 

[filfoster]

Western Hats

Like most things discussed on this board, these are subject to quality and price to guide where to go. If you are considering Peters Brothers, please PM or email me.

 

[1961MJS]

Thanks, that's pretty interesting. Actually though I was thinking of Longstreet's hat. I must have seen a picture of that sometime, but can't recall it.

The only good picture I've found is this one:
http://www.ggolding.ca/Gettysburg.JPG
Longstreet is in the back row with the huge light hat, and huge black beard.

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