San Antonio's were 2-5/8 & 2-3/4. As an OR clone with a 2-1/2 I would guess it's a Waco or the rarer Herdsman. Both would measure 4-1/2" at the dip. Very clean & nice hat you have!
Not that I would know of other than the Waco seems to be more popular than the Herdsman. The Waco is a very nice hat. Regardless, I would wear it with pride & care.
Without a doubt ... and now that I know it's a bit more rare and certainly older than I am, I should have a hat for the more "every day" wear or when I know I'll be getting dirty/sweaty. Time to start the slow hunt ... 7 3/8 if anyone has an OR style out there ...
Welcome to the lounge. Can't help you with the date, but that is one excellent hat you scored.
You might recheck your measurement if you think it could be a San Antonio, since we're only talking 1/8". And who knows what the real tolerance on width is.
I was thinking in terms of the bound edge brim. There are only a couple with the 2-1/2" brim I can think of; the Waco & Herdsman. There are a couple of low production models that we don't know much about like the Nebraskan for their 1967 Centennial, but I would assume it would be stamped. There are several at 2-3/4".
They are both DoubleX.
You've got me rethinking some things. I have two DoubleX's 2-1/2 BE x 6 open with Westerner liners that I never thought of possibly being Wacos before. I only thought of them as being OR clones. On the second pictured someone had shortened the ribbon tails rather poorly so I have tucked them behind the ribbon.
It looks like a daily hat should look. I'll bet it really has some great stories to tell!! Very nice.
Nice find, congrats! Great shape to that hat.
I am not a Stetson guy at all.....but damn there is just something about a Resistol that grabs my attention.
Just what I was going to say. Very nice hat.
