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In search of smaller brimmed silverbelly fedora/trilby

Paul Trumbull

Familiar Face
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Hello fellas,

I am searching for a trilby/fedora in a silverbelly color. The only ones I ever see are hats with fairly large brims, such as the Akubra Campdraft, and the Stetson Stratloliner. Any help would be appreciated!

Thanks!
Paul
 

jlee562

I'll Lock Up
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San Francisco, CA
If you have an extra 1k laying around, Optimo will make you the nicest silverbelly stingy you'll ever find.

I think it's a fairly uncommon color for shorter brimmed hats. In all my hours of ebaying, I don't know that I've seen one.
 

Benzadmiral

Call Me a Cab
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The Swamp
If you have an extra 1k laying around, Optimo will make you the nicest silverbelly stingy you'll ever find.

I think it's a fairly uncommon color for shorter brimmed hats. In all my hours of ebaying, I don't know that I've seen one.
I purchased a vintage Champ stingy off eBay a couple of years ago. The hat is nice, maybe a little stiff, but I reshaped it from a cattleman's crease to a wide front pinch without trouble. Brim is 2". Here's a couple of pics:

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Paul, if you're a size 7, pm me and we can make a deal. . . .
 

johnnycanuck

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Alberta
Akubra "leisure time" comes in a light sand.
Another option is getting a hat altered. If I was looking for a hat like that, I would keep my eye on Kijiji or buy and sell groups, possibly eBay for a silverbelly cowboy hat for cheap. Then send it off to be altered by someone like Art fawcett, Northwest hats, Penman hats. Heck Mike Moore.
I have a old beige Stetson XXXXX quality with a three inch brim that would be perfect for such a conversion.
Just a thought.
Johnny
 

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