... and now I want a Campaign Hat.
I just watched Lee Marvin's "The Professionals" again ...
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All around outstanding motion picture.
Great parting line when Marvin says to Bellamy, " . . . You're a self-made man!"
Great parting line when Marvin says to Bellamy, " . . . You're a self-made man!"
Hit the local boy-scout shop. Are they still a thing?
I need to watch that again as well.
I need to watch that again as well.
I was issued a campaign hat for 25 years. Didn't like it and am glad its gone.
It’s a style Lee wears in a few westerns. Also known as the Montana peak. Check out Monty Walsh if you haven’t yet. Looks like there are some cheap options out there. Stetson makes one in fir felt but it’s almost the price of a custom made rabbit felt hat. I would personally keep an eye out for a cheap old western fur felt hat and modify it yourself.
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tankerjohn
A little poofier than I prefer
Hell, yeah! I love those campaign hats too. They were standard issue in the US Army from the Philippine Insurrection right up until WW2. And, of course, the "Round Brown" is still the designated headgear of US Army Drill Sergeants. My guess is that those are made by Stetson, as Brother @alaskamcghee noted. Plenty of state troopers and park rangers still wear those hats too. So they're out there.
As I understand the history, in the 1800's Stetson and other hat companies only sold hats with undented crowns. Then the cowboys and ranchers in the West creased and dented the crowns based on whatever was popular in their locale. You could tell who was from which ranch or town based on how their hats looked. Naturally, the four-dent style became popular in Montana, hence "Montana peak".
As far as actually wearing one casually, I think if you wore a crisp hat with a stiff brim it would definitely come off as costume-y and you might have to endure jokes about being Smokey Bear or Dudley Do-Right or somesuch. But with a DIY peak, ala the original Montana peak cowboy hats (hat tip to Brother @alaskamcghee again) and/or a stylishly sloped brim, it could work as a quirky alternative to the more common modern Western hat styles.
As I understand the history, in the 1800's Stetson and other hat companies only sold hats with undented crowns. Then the cowboys and ranchers in the West creased and dented the crowns based on whatever was popular in their locale. You could tell who was from which ranch or town based on how their hats looked. Naturally, the four-dent style became popular in Montana, hence "Montana peak".
As far as actually wearing one casually, I think if you wore a crisp hat with a stiff brim it would definitely come off as costume-y and you might have to endure jokes about being Smokey Bear or Dudley Do-Right or somesuch. But with a DIY peak, ala the original Montana peak cowboy hats (hat tip to Brother @alaskamcghee again) and/or a stylishly sloped brim, it could work as a quirky alternative to the more common modern Western hat styles.
Was part of the Corp of Cadets uniform at A&M. Don't know if it still is.
tankerjohn
A little poofier than I prefer
Probably. Do you still wear your riding boots?
Senior boots? No, I was never part of the Corp, but when I was in high school, amongst my friends, senior cadets were the coolest dudes.
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