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Well sorry, i thought you perfectly knew the hat world and the manufacturer's offering.
For instance, I thought that it had become common knowledge that anyone willing to have something close to Indiana Jones' hat had to turn to the Akubra Federa IV Deluxe OC.
Here the hat looks close to an Akubra Cattleman but I thought some fine eyes could point me to something even closer
We’re not all that well-versed on the modern offerings. Many of us enjoy modern hats, but this place was built around the golden era so we focus on vintage and modern hats that are similar to vintage (a lot of custom hats).
When I think of an Indy hat the Akubra Federation is not the hat that first come to mind. It’s a rugged hat and can make a decent approximation of the various Indy hats, but it’s not the highest quality hat and it isn’t close enough in dimensions/blocking to satisfy the purists. It’s like saying the new Corvette is a close copy of a Ferrari. If you aren’t a car person I can see why someone would say that, but it’s obvious even at a distance that it’s not close to those who are into cars. Sorry you haven’t test received the info you were looking for yet.
Doesn’t the Akubra Cattleman have grommeted ventilation holes on the side of the crown? I really didn’t see anything on the hat you’re looking at the says Akubra to me. It could be, but it sure isn’t clear to me.
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