The Open Road Guild

[GentlemanFarmer]

Gettin' there

Getting real close. My front brim is a little more downward, but not a true "snap" brim. You're losing the "park ranger" look quickly.

 

[deanglen]

You guys warm my heart! The cattleman's bash and griddle flat brim will have their day!:eusa_clap

dean

 

[RBH]

Hey P O D, that Open Road is looking sharp! Although I favor the fedora style you have that O R looking very classic.
This take on your photo looks as if you could be a Texas lawman from 1935.
Once again very well done!

<a href="http://imageshack.us"><img src="http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/2871/vintld1.jpg" border="0" alt="Plain Old Dave" /></a>

 

[plain old dave]

Thank you.... Now all's I need is a Tyler T-grip for my old .45 Colt New Service revolver ....

 

[HDRnR]

Anyone know what year the OR started to come with the factory blocked cattlemans crease ? Seems like the older ones came open crowned and then Stetson switched to the cattleman.

 

[Atomic Glee]

My submission to the Guild - my Campdraft:

 

[BJBAmerica]

Great looking hat, Kevin! :eusa_clap

 

[carter]

Here is my humble submission to the Open Road Guild.
Acquired this afternoon on OFAS.

 

[GentlemanFarmer]

Welcome to the Guild

Very nice. The pictures give the impression that the hat is a dove gray. If it is, I love the color.

Glad to see this thread back on the front page again.

 

[Atticus Finch]

Hi Folks,

This isn't a great photo of my Open Road, but is it good enough to get me into the Guild?

I've been wearing an OR for about two years. I wear a size 7 3/4, so finding a vintage hat on e-bay proved to be quite difficult. I finally gave up and bought a new one.

By the way, in this photo I'm vainly hunting for a pa'tridge that I was hoping I'd grazed, but who clearly I'd missed. I hate to admit this, but I guess I don't strike much fear into the heart of the average quail.

Post edit: Here's another photo from the same hunt. It shows my Open Road a tad better. Oh, and I'm holding my Browning BSS. She's a fast little 12 guage, 26-inch, side-by-side.

Atticus

 

[deanglen]

Atticus, it's good enough. If you ever get a better one, switch it out, if you wish.

dean

 

[DOUGLAS]

Great photo Atticus!!

 

[Atticus Finch]

Thanks, Douglas! Where I live cotton is fast regaining it's antebellum crown as health issues push tobacco to the wayside and consumers demand more natural fibers in their clothing. Please believe me when I say that nothing takes one back to an earlier time quite like two hundred acres of cotton on a brisk October afternoon.

Atticus

 

[carter]

This is reminiscent of quail hunting in the fall when I was growing up in VA. We were usually walking through old corn fields though.

 

[LEUII]

Great hat and photograph. And, I love the Browning. I'm a SxS shooter myself, although I favour the 16ga.

 

[GentlemanFarmer]

Very nice

Very nice OR.

I must say though, I've never gone wing-shootin' in a tie. Of course, dove hunting around a cattle tank in West Texas is a bit different than in a cotton field.

 

[Atticus Finch]

Hi Robin,

Yes, when I hunt the common and unassuming dove I normally wear a pair of Levis and a t-shirt. But Mr. Bob is different---he's a gent'man, you see. No doubt he would be offended if one were to come callin' dressed in other than proper attire.

Atticus

 

[CactusJax]

Low Crown OR Pic

I have seen several vintage Low Crown Open Roads on Ebay. All were a little different. Most were teardrop shaped crowns, some telescope some not. Some had a gentle snap in the brim others looked like my open road. Does anyone have pics with what they are pretty sure is the original factory shape???? I want to have one reproduced, but I want to be accurate... I'll get a pic of my OR & see if I can Join you guys

 

[Dinerman]

They came open crowned back in the day.

 

[tinmanzzz]

Request for Membership

Just got my Open Road and am wearing it Proudly as God & John Stetson intended (Cattleman's bash).
Here is a link to the pictures.
http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?t=25238&highlight=open+road