The Resistol Roundup

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My H. Rolnick
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I love everything about that hat! Truly a gem you ave there!



dean

[TPD166]

Here is a Resistol Platinum Beaver 65 western I received today. It is a Byer-Rolnick era hat and is a beautiful light grey/silver color in very condition (I will brush, steam, and bash later tonight). It is in excellent condition, except for being poorly stored and in need a brim and crown re-shape. But there is something unusual about the hat – as you can see from the pictures (I apologize for the poor quality – all I had available was my camera phone) the band markings have been mostly struck over. Through the gold over-strike you can still read “Resistol Self Conforming” but “Hand Creased” was left clean. The “BR Platinum Beaver 65” marking in the front was not marked out, but the name of the store “Buffalo Ranch Western Store ????, Okla.” is covered as well. The other odd change is a “patch” that was applied to cover the plastic over the Resistol Western logo on the liner – it has come off, but was included with the hat. I could not get a clear photo of the crest, but here is a description:

Top Arch – “QUALITY SUPERIOR”
Center – Left To Right/Top Row – STANDING LION / 3 LIONS (?) FACING LEFT
Bottom Row – 3 LIONS (?) FACING RIGHT / HARP
Bottom Lettering – DIEM / ET MON /DROIT

Here are the pics:

[Matt Deckard]

It would be nice to see Bogart's Lancer in here.