Western, anyone?

[Bamaboots]

I love this hat and the boots are just...Bama!
Are they kangaroo??
Bowen

Thanks, B. Water buffalo.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Needless to say, this isn't my hat, but for those who haven't seen it, this is a William F "Buffalo Bill" Cody Carlsbad hat being sold on Etsy, if you've got close to $5K to spare. I'm told the circumference is only about 22 inches, according to a reply from the seller, etc.

The Ray Bentley Collection of Cody artifacts is legit so if it has provenance to that collection then the hat is legitimate too. Here is a pic of the Stetson given to Cody by John B. now in the Cody museum.

Travel being what it was back then (& the demands on Cody’s time), Cody is known to have used legitimate stand-ins & impersonators. Their artifacts turn up too. This is a pic of the good doctor who was among the best impersonators, together with Cody.

Cody had two great-grandsons killed together in a plane crash in 2013. ‘Kit Cody” was a well known collector himself.

https://www.denverpost.com/2013/02/16/buffalo-bills-great-grandsons-die-in-plane-crash/

 

[GreatBritishWesterner]

A large Clear Nutria... originally came with a wide brim binding that matched the ribbon. It was shredded to tatters and I decided to remove it.

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Totally reminiscent of Walter Brennan, I'd say.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Churchill Dalworth Forty

 

[Popeye Doyle]

So I’ve always wanted an old west style hat and finally got one. I have a lot of westerns, open roads, cattlemen, etc. But this is now my favorite it’s a Clayton by Bailey Hats. Made in the USA from their Frontier Collection.The only thing I don’t like is it’s wool felt but they treat these with some kind of stiffener/repellent because I’ve had another hat by them for years and it still looks new. It is fully lined and has a very comfortable leather sweat band. The liner is beautiful with a picture of a horse. All in all it’s an outstanding hat.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

So I’ve always wanted an old west style hat and finally got one. I have a lot of westerns, open roads, cattlemen, etc. But this is now my favorite it’s a Clayton by Bailey Hats. Made in the USA from their Frontier Collection.The only thing I don’t like is it’s wool felt but they treat these with some kind of stiffener/repellent because I’ve had another hat by them for years and it still looks new. It is fully lined and has a very comfortable leather sweat band. The liner is beautiful with a picture of a horse. All in all it’s an outstanding hat.

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I love that style too. Looks very sharp, and that brim curl is just the ticket. Very nice. Sorry that I can’t answer your question.

 

[Snowman]

How hard is it to reshape a brim at home without professional tools or skills change the flange from the style show in the website to whatever this other guy did to his range 6x?

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I haven’t tried to alter the brim on a stiff western, but I would think that with enough steam and patience you could get somewhat of the same effect.

 

[T Jones]

How hard is it to reshape a brim at home without professional tools or skills change the flange from the style show in the website to whatever this other guy did to his range 6x?

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It's easy. Brims on the more modern vintage Westerns like Resistol Stagecoaches, i.e., are thick felted with a good deal of stiffener. In this instance get the brim good and wet, top and bottom, then shape it and set it aside to dry. I use hot water from the tap to get my brims pliable.

Here's a tall crowned 3X Resistol that I refurbished and restyled. The crown didn't have as much stiffener as the brim so I just misted it damp with water and shaped it.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Yesterday morn saw me under a Ritch Rand 1929 Tom Mix

out for a Cowboy Coffee meetup with friends.

 

[M Brown]

Hot water works great. The hat in my avatar was reshaped with hot water. I pulled the wet felt cone over a wooden, open crown hat block, used a flat wooden spoon to form the brim/crown edge, stringed it, pressed the brim flat with a warm iron, and let it dry to approx 90%.
Once it was almost dry, I formed the final crown and brim shaping and let it dry completely.

Here's a photo of an O'Farrell I received in crumpled, smashed, dirty condition. After blocking and some shaping, I stringed it for drying. It took a couple of days to dry completely and turned out great.

 

[Who?]

Looks terrific to me, assuming that the “strings” didn’t leave any marks.

 

[alanfgag]

Took this critter out for a ride this morning.

 

[Bamaboots]

Shivers my timbers every time.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

I hate following Alan’s Stetson.

Gannon in pure beaver:

 

[Steve1857]

I hate following Alan’s Stetson.

Gannon in pure beaver:

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Apples and oranges, Brent.

Both equally covetous.

 

[BobHufford]

I hate following Alan’s Stetson.

Gannon in pure beaver:

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A gallant effort Brent. I like that Gannon a lot! (Not as much as Alan's though ... )

What is the source of the hat body on yours?

 

[wsmontana]

 

[belfastboy]

How hard is it to reshape a brim at home without professional tools or skills change the flange from the style show in the website to whatever this other guy did to his range 6x?

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Best way of answering your question is for you to try it and report back on your results.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

A gallant effort Brent. I like that Gannon a lot! (Not as much as Alan's though ... )

What is the source of the hat body on yours?

It’s a Winchester 100% beaver. It’s the standard western weight, but the crown was pounced thin and it has a very vintage feel to it. I have a 6oz (lightweight) beaver hat body on order from Winchester via Gannon but Winchester is running very slow with some felts.

 

[belfastboy]

I hate following Alan’s Stetson.

Gannon in pure beaver:

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This hat is a wow!