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Looks good, Mr. P. I like the flat brim look of the Fed. It makes it a bit different from the rest. Very nice diamond.
Mr. Paladin said:Its a diamond with a diamond center dent and I LIKE it!
deanzat said:I was resting at the Getty museum cafe on a lovely day, when my wife grabbed my camera and took these. The Fed has quickly become my everyday hat.
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Swagman said:Nice profile.
So what bash did you finally settle on with the hat?
I measured and it is a 1-1/4" ribbon. As for seeing it on someone's noggin, here ya go:Swagman said:I don't have one. If they had it in Moonstone I probably would. However, do you think the ribbon is that thin or is it the other dimensions of the hat that make it appear so? It has a 2-3/4" brim and a rather tall 5-1/2" crown. That probably means it has the same 1-1/4" ribbon other Akubras have.
Would still like to see one on someone's noggin though. Looks like a cool hat.
And as promised, here they are:JohnnyB53 said:Add me to the list of new moonstone Fed IV Deluxe owners. I ordered mine on Dec. 12....
I bashed my tawny fawn (Fed IV) in an elongated teardrop and the DM Adventurer in a C-crown, but I'm going to keep the moonstone Deluxe in the crease/dent config. ...
Pics will follow when I have the time.
Akubra has "only" been around 97 to 135 years depending on the start date you pick. I think there are a couple reasons you don't see vintage Akubras much: 1) Distribution from Australia to the US has probably been inconsistent for most of their existence 2) They are such hardy hats people wear them to death.UWS Cowboy said:How long has Akubra been around? I know a while, but I ask because I've never seen anyone post a vintage Akubra, they're always newer models. Anyone got some older ones to show?
Johnny...All great hats!!!...When you have a chance...Can you take a bunch of pics of David Morgans place and post them on the Store Images thread. I'd love to see what his place looks like.JohnnyB53 said:Since we're on Akubra Overload, I have to share my latest acquisition. I live pretty close to the David Morgan showroom. I went up there yesterday and came away with this, a DM Bushman in his exclusive color, Nullarbor Tan. It comes open crown. I first dry-bashed it in a crease/pinch, and wore it around that way for more than a day. But after awhile the hat seemed to find the bash that it wanted, which is about halfway between a C-crown and a cattleman's crease. So this is how I steamed it:
I'll see what I can do. Since their main operation has always been mail order, their showroom is rather modest. They have about a 100 pg catalog, so much of the space is taken up with outerwear, bullwhips, jewelry counters, drizabone slickers, and such. They do, however, have their entire Akubra hat selection on display, but that only comes to 20 Akubras.Colby Jack said:Johnny...All great hats!!!...When you have a chance...Can you take a bunch of pics of David Morgans place and post them on the Store Images thread. I'd love to see what his place looks like.
JohnnyB53 said:And as promised, here they are:
Tawny Fawn Fed IV std:
The Akubra David Morgan Adventurer:
And the pride of my collection, the Federation IV Deluxe in Moonstone: