Mike Hammer's hat.

[Paladin111]

I was wondering if anybody knows what fedora Stacy Keach wore in the Mike Hammer tv series?

 

[T Jones]

It's hard to tell. A lot of the hats on TV and in the movies are custom made. I remember that series though. Can't tell if it was custom made for the series or if it was an actual hat brand. It could easily be replicated by a hatter, and there's plenty here on the Lounge.

 

[Blackthorn]

It could be one of many makes, but it looks a lot like my Akubra Stylemaster.

 

[emigran]

He was a pretty tough hombre...

 

[kaosharper1]

There was one episode where his hat caught fire so he needed a new hat, but he just couldn't get it to work. So he throws it on the ground and a car runs over it. Then it's ok and he wears it.

 

[Paladin111]

Thanks guys. I agree it does look like an Akubra Stylemaster.
I remember that episode with the new hat!
I loved this show, and the books even more. It's a shame you can't find the 80's version of the show anywhere. I liked the version from the 90's too, but the one from the 80's was the best.

 

[Fed in a Fedora]

I always thought it was a Stetson Downs, but now I notice the brim edge does look like a Stylemaster. Nice to know.

 

[RBH]

There are a few episodes on YouTube.

 

[Samuel]

There are a few episodes on YouTube.

its on Amazon Prime now all episodes. I was curious about his hat, it looks just like my Steston Slve-Edge

 

[RJR]

its on Amazon Prime now all episodes. I was curious about his hat, it looks just like my Steston Slve-Edge

Its certainly close to a Selv-Edge.

 

[Samuel]

Its certainly close to a Selv-Edge.

That's what I was thinking

 

[WildBill203]

Where to a good Fedora in brown with 3.0" brim so it will work from Indiana Jones to Casablanca, Humphrey Bogart? Noir films and I want a Casablanca clone coat for a 6.4 , 270lb man.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Where to a good Fedora in brown with 3.0" brim so it will work from Indiana Jones to Casablanca, Humphrey Bogart? Noir films and I want a Casablanca clone coat for a 6.4 , 270lb man.

Off the top of my head, and without a long wait:

Northwest Hats
Gannon.

Cheaper, but nowhere near as nice:

Agnoulita.

if you can accept a bit more brim then the Akubra Bushman is a nice production hat. You get a lot of hat for $140. If you like the thin ribbon look it’s hard to beat:

https://www.davidmorgan.com/shop/product/81/bushman-hat-open-crown/

 

[T Jones]

Where to a good Fedora in brown with 3.0" brim so it will work from Indiana Jones to Casablanca, Humphrey Bogart? Noir films and I want a Casablanca clone coat for a 6.4 , 270lb man.

I'm a fan of noir films, myself. They're the inspiration for a lot of the hats that I convert.... there's a lot of awesome hats in those films.

One of my conversions. Gray Resistol Stagecoach...

4X Stetson Longhair Western that I converted last year. The 1 5/8 black ribbon and bow came off a vintage hat...

What's your favorite film noir movie? For me, "Murder My Sweet" with Dick Powell, (1945) and "Out of the Past" with Robert Mitchum, (1947).

 

[Fourman110]

I'm a fan of noir films, myself. They're the inspiration for a lot of the hats that I convert.... there's a lot of awesome hats in those films.

One of my conversions. Gray Resistol Stagecoach...

4X Stetson Longhair Western that I converted last year. The 1 5/8 black ribbon and bow came off a vintage hat...

What's your favorite film noir movie? For me, "Murder My Sweet" with Dick Powell, (1945) and "Out of the Past" with Robert Mitchum, (1947).

Nice upgrades!!

 

[T Jones]

Nice upgrades!!

Thank you buddy!

 

[1961MJS]

Where to a good Fedora in brown with 3.0" brim so it will work from Indiana Jones to Casablanca, Humphrey Bogart? Noir films and I want a Casablanca clone coat for a 6.4 , 270lb man.

Hi

Depending on your size, you may need to go to a cowboy weight hat, getting a 6 inch open crown and 3 inch brim in a dress felt ain't possible if I remember right. I asked Art Fawcett what the largest brim I could get with a 5.75 inch open crown was and he stated 2.75, 3 inches if it's a pastel. PERSONALLY I'd use a Western body, I don't mine the stiffness.
Later

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Hi

Depending on your size, you may need to go to a cowboy weight hat, getting a 6 inch open crown and 3 inch brim in a dress felt ain't possible if I remember right. I asked Art Fawcett what the largest brim I could get with a 5.75 inch open crown was and he stated 2.75, 3 inches if it's a pastel. PERSONALLY I'd use a Western body, I don't mine the stiffness.
Later

It all depends on the hat body. I have Winchester sourced dress weight fedoras in size 7 3/4 with a 3” brim and 6” crown, but most hat bodies are a bit too small for this. Of course, hat size makes a lot of difference to: it’s easier to get a large brim from a hat blocked to 6 3/4 and much harder if blocked to 7 3/4.

You can also go with FEPSA felt; Mikael at Hufvud said he could give me a 4” brim with a 6” crown in dress weight beaver!

 

[1961MJS]

Hi
I have an idea that you're right if Mikael does it, or Art does it, but not it just anybody does it. I think that some people do Western hat bodies so that they don't accidentally waste a beaver dress body trying to stretch it.
Later

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Hi
I have an idea that you're right if Mikael does it, or Art does it, but not it just anybody does it. I think that some people do Western hat bodies so that they don't accidentally waste a beaver dress body trying to stretch it.
Later

I have a similar hat being made by Gannon right now. He had to go through several hat bodies to find one large enough.

Aside from a custom, someone can buy a donor western hat and have it cut down and restyled into a fedora. This is a 3X Resistol that VS made into a fedora for me:

The brim is just over 3” and all told with the donor hat and the work by VS I’m into it for less than $200. The felt is western weight, but it’s much mellower and softer than new Winchester western felt. Just an idea @WildBill203