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Heck, it would more practical to just buy a tan Stylemaster but this was my first fedora and, like you said, it's got sentimental value. Thanx for the link. -
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Now that I finally have a box suitable for mailing it in, where does the Lounge recommend one should send a fishing hat that needs a new sweat band and a good cleaning? It was my first fedora and I'm loathe to part with it but the deteriorating band leaves black bits on my forehead whenever I... -
Wide Brimmed Tweed Hat
No, not tweed, twill. But as to who makes twill hats other than Tilley, yer got me, mate. -
Show us your Guns!
Hmmm, full metal jacketed, boat-tailed, canellured and hollow based. I would guess some sort of tracer round that was demobbed and accessorized. Without micrometering the diameter, there's almost no way to tell more. However, 5/16=.312, which is the .303 caliber, as I recall. I'd have to go...- Oldsarge
- Post #3,535
- Forum: The Display Case
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Norfolk Jacket
And for only 51 quid? Well bid, that man! Something like that in a green Donegal is on my wish list but it will be a few more years . . . -
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Is this custom only?
Optically, dark to very dark blue actually looks blacker at night than true black does. I believe it was the Prince of Wales who either discovered or rediscovered this back in the '20's and truly knowledgeable gentlemen have worn midnight blue after six ever since to out-black the black tuxes. -
Is this custom only?
I think Navy would be better for evening wear. Thanx. -
Show us your Guns!
Exactly. At present I don't have any revolvers, a major fault in my armory. But I lust after them . . . Your battery is precisely what I would want to acquire.- Oldsarge
- Post #3,528
- Forum: The Display Case
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Is this custom only?
In his blog, A Suitable Wardrobe, today Will Boelke sings the praises of the midnight blue hat for occasions after six. It certainly seems logical, given that midnight blue makes for better evening wear than true black does. The question is, where do you get one? Does anyone know of a maker... -
Show us your Guns!
And if you prefer not to have to clean your 1911 clone each trip to the range, then perhaps the switch to wheel-guns was prudent. Personally, I just like revolvers better anyway but that's irrelevant.- Oldsarge
- Post #3,520
- Forum: The Display Case
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Bush Jackets
It looks like an old Willis and Geiger but I can't make out the label, even magnifying it a couple of times. It has several posh features that are of dubious value in the bush. Shell loops over the left pocket will weigh down the garment making it uncomfortable to wear for any period...- Oldsarge
- Post #271
- Forum: The Great Outdoors
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Ticket Pocket Blazers
That would be my feeling. I did a double take when I saw the title of this thread. A ticket pocket on a hacking jacket or the jacket of a business suit makes perfect sense. On a blazer? Odd . . . -
Akudra Stylemaster color
And you'll want the acorn, as well. I know I do. -
Park service hat reuse?
The hat bands are not government issue. Park rangers and docent/interpreters buy them from a supply house. The person who bought it sold it. You bought it. It's yours. Wear it with respect and in confidence. -
Akudra Stylemaster color
This is the moonstone under natural light, indoors. -
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Picnic food ideas
Yes, that's my idea of a picnic! You might throw in some home-made bread, too. Just sayin' . . .- Oldsarge
- Post #28
- Forum: The Great Outdoors
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Picnic food ideas
I have to ask, what is the background of the person you are portraying? My mom still had her Victory Garden cookbook and reading it, I get the impression that VG's were a very big deal and quite beneficial to the civilian population. And then there was all the hunting and fishing that went on...- Oldsarge
- Post #22
- Forum: The Great Outdoors
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Giant Pith Helmet Thread of Doom
Hmmm . . . I may just have to get that. -
Show us your Guns!
After the World Wars, throughout the Commonwealth sporterized Lee-Enfields were the equivalent of sporterized '03/A3's. They were Everyman's gun. The Canadians, especially, built up quite a range of cartridges of various calibers based on the .303 case. I don't find that terrible at all, any...- Oldsarge
- Post #3,487
- Forum: The Display Case
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Show off the sports coats.
On the subject of repro, Pendleton has revived their beloved Topster. I don't know whether the company pays attention to internet chat rooms but if they do, I humbly take some credit for this. And if they don't, such a coincidence is almost frightening.
