Pre 1940s (non-Stetson) Westerns

[MikeinRome]

Absolutely serious. Elmer brought you the 357 and 44 magnums as well as being an icon for worldwide big game hunting and writing. He was also famous for his big hats.
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Yes, you got me Googling him. Well I thought I overpaid for that hat, but the Elmer Keith ownership sure doesn't hurt the value of it any!

 

[CRH]

Just relax and reveal the trigger.

 

[CRH]

Here's a couple more photos. The owner's name inside the hat looks like Elmer Keith (?) or similar. His initials EK were scratched into the sweatband. The last photo is of another NRA period Miller showing the placement of the small size tag. That photo is from pg 7 of this thread, a Miller that belonged to Dinerman. Unfortunately, I don't think he showed the Lot Number anywhere.

I just did a Google search for Elmer Keith's hat size and found out that he was 5'6"? Anxiously waiting updates on this.

 

[MikeinRome]

I just did a Google search for Elmer Keith's hat size and found out that he was 5'6"? Anxiously waiting updates on this.

Maybe he was a little guy with a Napoleon complex and liked big guns and big hats