My western conversion, Early Adam Executive, and Lock

[ALL*HeLL]

Here's my Bailey in Bone that was a 4x western up until a few hours ago:

The ribbon looks black here but is actually Greyhound and looks sort of bluish in certain light. It is supposed to be from the mid 19th century.

The ****** is a 1903 Colt made in 1923.

Here is my Eary '40's Adam Executive Club:

And here is my Made in England Lock:

The ****** here is a Springfield 1911A1.

 

[RBH]

Great hats!
Super job on the conversion ! :eusa_clap

 

[HarpPlayerGene]

I like the hats AND the gats.

 

[ALL*HeLL]

Thanks!

I forgot to mention that the Bailey was cut down from a 4.5 inch to a 3 and 1/16th brim. I basically eyeballed it, cutting off a small amount at a time, and sanded the high spots. Took awhile but I like the hat much better now.

 

[tonyb]

A 4 1/2-inch brim on that Western? Wow. Good to make something more wearable out of it, eh?

Westerns make good learnin' material, seeing how they're considerably more plentiful (and therefore less expensive) than old "city" hats, and because there's so much material in most of them that you can usually get a tall crown and as much brim as you want.

I'm really diggin' that Adam. I'd like to see a close-up of that edge binding. Looks like 12-ligne ribbon with two rows of stitching. Can't say I've ever seen one quite like it before.

Where'd you find it?

 

[ALL*HeLL]

I got the Adam off of Ebay from a guy in Portland, Oregon. It even has the remnants of the price tag and says McLoughlin's Dept. store on the sweat.

This is the unreeded sweat that needs restitching, btw.

I'll see if I can get a better pic up for you tonight.

 

[J.T.Marcus]

Very nice conversion. Everything you show is quality, but this is the crown jewel! :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap

Here is my Eary '40's Adam Executive Club:

 

[ALL*HeLL]

Thanks, JT!

Here is the promised pic of the brim binding and another showing the bow, or lack of.