White Sea Captais hat...

DanielJones · Jan 1, 2006

Where can one find one of these caps like the one Thomas Kretschmann wore in King Kong as the Captain of the Venture? And not the cheap made ones with the anchor & life rong emblazoned on the front but a good quality cap. Sorry I couldn't find any images to copy here. The best I could find is this link.
http://www.imdb.com/gallery/ss/0360717/Ss/0360717/00041R.jpg?path=pgallery&path_key=Kretschmann,%20Thomas

Cheers!

Dan

DanielJones · Jan 2, 2006

Oh well. I thought somebody might know. Never hurts to try anyway.
Happy New Year all!

Cheers!

Dan

John in Covina · Jan 2, 2006

Most of the caps worn by the crew of the Venture were pretty cool, but I haven't seen anything like them anywheres, I can recall. The Greek Fishermans cap seems to be as close as it gets.

Michael Mallory · Jan 2, 2006

Maybe an army/navy store. You'd be amazed at their hat selections.

Biltmore Bob · Jan 2, 2006

Sort of looks like this one a little...

Uncle Vern · Jan 2, 2006

Dorfman makes a captain's hat, probably pretty good quality, and so do others. I don't think they vary much in style or quality. They're all over the web. Most all of them are cotton anyways. I have an ancient version that I still wear from time to time. You can simply remove the anchor patch--on most of them, it's sewn on.

MrBern · Jan 2, 2006

Yes, I did notice that cool captain's hat. & it did remind me of some of the oldtime popeye cartoons as well.
There should be repros available,
heres one on ebay
http://cgi.ebay.com/german-ww2-Viso...591740515QQcategoryZ36046QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Biltmore Bob · Jan 2, 2006

I bet that visor's vinyl, not leather.

Uncle Vern · Jan 2, 2006

It might even be fake vynl-----

DanielJones · Jan 2, 2006

I think the Kriegsmarine U-boat officers hat is about the closest thing that I have found thus far. While they have the buckle & strap across the front they unfortunately carry the insignia sewn onto the front and the scrambled eggs across the bill.

The one that MrBern found would be perfect if it had the strap across the front and was more of a crusher style. The only other image I can think of is the one that Matthew McConaughey had worn in U-571.

Thanks for the effort folks, it is most appreciated.

Cheers!

Dan

hatflick1 · Jan 5, 2006

Ahoy - For A Captain's Hat

Try eBay categories like...Canadian Navy, Australian Navy, British Navy, Coast Guard...Military surplus...Militaria...WWII...WWI...Captain hats. You may also want to try MillerHats.com. They may be able to help you. There is also a repro company called something like World War II Silhouettes. They have a catalog of reproductions.
Also try Australian Army as their visor hats were pretty cool and much like the British army. Leather peaks.
Another more expensive suggesyion would be Baron Hats of California which makes any kind of hat for the movie studios. They're in Burbank, CA.
Good luck!
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Seeking enlightenment...one hat at a time.

hatflick1 · Jan 5, 2006

Hat...Ho!!!

http://www.millerhats.com/greek3.htm
It may not be the exact quality but it may hold you until the real thing comes along.

hatflick1 · Jan 5, 2006

And One More Time

http://www.quakermarine.com/catalog_group_transatlantic.asp

DanielJones · Jan 5, 2006

Thank you very much hatflick1. Most appreciated.

Cheers!

Dan

hatflick1 · Jan 5, 2006

Hat - Ahoy

My pleasure.
https://www.captainsquartersuniforms.com/nsyachtclub/ec_bagsetc.html

Bayern · Jan 5, 2006

Here's another one

Here's another site specializing in reproductions,

http://www.lancap.com/

Hemingway Jones · Jan 5, 2006

This one looks pretty good: http://www.berkeleyhat.com/greekfiscapc.html
That is a good looking cap. It reminds me of the one that Cary Grant wore in "Father Goose."

Nick Charles · Mar 10, 2006

Think I found a pretty close one Dan

http://www.quakermarine.com/catalog_item_1410.asp

yachtsilverswan · Mar 11, 2006

Most large professionally crewed yachts now source their uniforms (and covers) from Smallwoods Yacht Uniforms in Ft Lauderdale.

This is Smallwoods' $84 Captain's hat:

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http://estore.smallwoods.com/browse.cfm/4,2.htm

There is an etiquette for determining the hat's badging - the photo and link are for a private yacht captain. Different badging is used to denote a yacht's owner when the owner is attired in his Yacht Club's uniform. And, of course, the Armed Services of the military each have their own badging. The "scrambled eggs" on the visor identify the Captain, but the hat can be ordered without the visor brading for other crewmen.

The grime and wear seen in the movie hat are not a Smallwoods option.

Slouch-Hat · Jun 2, 2006

The cap you want

Try heading into your local Army/Navy surplus store. They have old naval caps in there that should work.

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