Help identifying this hat, Rick Wright

[Andrew R Crozier]

I'm not sure what hat this is, can anyone identify it?

 

[johnnycanuck]

Looks like every old western hat I have bought. About a 3 1/2" brim. Soak it, pop the crown out and flatten the brim. Here are some pictures from one I did years ago.
How I got it

Crown knocked out

With a telescope crown (what your picture looks like)

Hope that helps.
This was my final result. John Wayne style

Hope that helps.
Johnny

 

[RJR]

I'd say that johnnycanuck has it pretty close,just remove the ribbon.

 

[johnnycanuck]

You can always try something like this and flatten the brim. Currency conversion is good right now.

https://www.everythingaustralian.com.au/shopexd.asp?id=3

https://www.everythingaustralian.com.au/shopexd.asp?id=9

https://www.everythingaustralian.com.au/shopexd.asp?id=33

Johnny

 

[Andrew R Crozier]

you've hit the nail on the head I think, that hat in black is pretty much it, I'd forgotten about such a thing as an open crown.

what was the name of the type of hat you bought?

thanks for the help.

 

[johnnycanuck]

Name and type of hat....?. They are just old cowboy hats off Kijiji. One I have is a Stetson. Two no name from a small town general store that closed decades ago. I think the two were made by Beaver brand hats. Go back to the 60's and 70;s cowboy hats had a 3"-3 1/2" brim not the typical 4" they have now. Only thing you may find difficult is finding a black one. Never came across an old one that was black. Natural, beige, brown, silver but no black.
Johnny