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This hat is a bit too round oval for me and isn't ending up in the rotation enough to keep. The fit is like a standard oval 7 5/8 IMO. It doesn't feel like a size 7 3/4. With some treatment to the sweatband and a hat stretcher you could probably pull it back to a 7 3/4 relatively easily. The felt on this hat is very smooth and soft. This is a stiff western style hat and is stiffer than an Akubra Campdraft but isn't as stiff as a 4x modern Open Road that I've handled. The felt is more finely pounced than either the 4x open road or the campdraft. It's a very uniform smooth soft textured felt. The sweatband is in good condition and is supple. No cracking or damage. It has the woven in elastic piece in the back.
There are some small light stains on the top of the crown. These may be removable with a magic eraser or something like that. They don't appear to be deeply set into the felt. I didn't do anything about them as they really aren't visible unless you're looking for them.
I've only dry creased the hat into the front pinch it has now. To return it to its original cattleman crease would only take a couple of touches on the felt.
I don't have the hat in front of me at this moment and I also don't seem to have taken photos of the interior of the hat. I'll post full measurements and interior photos later. Estimated measurements: Approx. 5-6" crown height. Approx. 2 5/8" brim width.
Original Cattleman crease:
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-...AAAAAAAC3I/lbE2rucM31A/w809-h766/IMG_0985.JPG
Fedora style pinch with down brim in these photos.
There are some small light stains on the top of the crown. These may be removable with a magic eraser or something like that. They don't appear to be deeply set into the felt. I didn't do anything about them as they really aren't visible unless you're looking for them.
I've only dry creased the hat into the front pinch it has now. To return it to its original cattleman crease would only take a couple of touches on the felt.
I don't have the hat in front of me at this moment and I also don't seem to have taken photos of the interior of the hat. I'll post full measurements and interior photos later. Estimated measurements: Approx. 5-6" crown height. Approx. 2 5/8" brim width.
Original Cattleman crease:
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-...AAAAAAAC3I/lbE2rucM31A/w809-h766/IMG_0985.JPG
Fedora style pinch with down brim in these photos.
