Lovely shade Alan. The fabric sweat is a nice feature.Sorry... I missed your earlier post and challenge. Yes, the metals are in the color position (rather than model code) - most of the colors names I have found translation for... except Monlov. ;^) I have owned many of the metals. Always loved Bismuth. Here is Palladium:
Stellar hat! Love the ribbon treatment with a shark's gill. Scrumptious.Echter Borsalino, date stamped 17.5.29 (May 17, 1929), "Bismuto" (Bismuth) and "Sanboca"(?).
Bismuto / Bismuth
John Lofgren Monkey Boots Shinki Horsebuttt - $1,136 The classic monkey boot silhouette in an incredibly rich Shinki russet horse leather. 
Grant Stone Diesel Boot Dark Olive Chromexcel - $395 Goodyear welted, Horween Chromexcel, classic good looks. 
Schott 568 Vandals Jacket - $1,250 The classic Perfecto motorcycle jacket, in a very special limited-edition Schott double rider style. Beautiful colour, Alan. It's one of those hats that came in a litlle box isn't it? Haven't seen that colour before. Very nice.Sorry... I missed your earlier post and challenge. Yes, the metals are in the color position (rather than model code) - most of the colors names I have found translation for... except Monlov. ;^) I have owned many of the metals. Always loved Bismuth. Here is Palladium:
Now why isn't my Bismuto like this? This one is up there in the pantheon of all time wonderful hats, Steve. A work of art.Echter Borsalino, date stamped 17.5.29 (May 17, 1929), "Bismuto" (Bismuth) and "Sanboca"(?).
Bismuto / Bismuth
So many shades of grey! They are all beautiful in their own way. What about Copper? Brownish tones?
I think those are color names and not model names.
Here is a photo from the Borsalino Factory January 12, 2016 visit. I believe these are Wind Cords. There is a "Bismuto" color available.
That is a very good idea Alan. I still have most of my metal coloured hats. I can put them together in one shot. I'll do that as soon as possible. Haven't seen a plumbeo before by the way.
It doesn't show on the original photo, but the hat was a bit too stingy brimmed for my taste, so I took out the overwelt to give it a bit more brim.
Both of them wonderful hats, Alan. I especially like the plumbeo homburg; looks to be in pristine shape. Great additions. I'll post my own rutenio later. One of the hats I received today turned out to be a palladio, so I can add that colour to my metal workshop.One of the rare metals, in English, Ruthenium, in Borsalino palette, somewhere between Palladium and Bismuth.
and the not so rare Plumbeo:
Tonio, thanks for posting. The metal colour hats are stacking up nicely. I really like the rutenio colour. I have a fedora in that colour, but I always have soft spot for homburg hats. Beautiful hat.
