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Western, anyone?

Thundercolt

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bmw1976

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Boise, ID
I got a Resistol 5x Beaver a few month ago from an auction site. Size was unknown at the time, but it measured out to 7-1/2" / 60cm (original size was apparently 7-3/4"). It has a massive 7" open crown and 4.75" brim. There was no hat band, and the sweatband was heavily cracked and brittle. It just happened to be my good buddy's size, so I fixed it up to his liking. Sewed in a new sweatband, cleaned, and reshaped. He made the 2 piece leather hat band for it, which fits the style well. This was my first attempt at a coffin crease.

I'm not sure why I didnt get any pics of the inside after it was finished. ‍The original liner was in good shape and stayed in the hat. I'll try to get some pics next week.

1st pics shows the original listing photo, some of the tags, and sweatband condition as received. I went with a gus style originally, but it was a bit much. It was a fun little project and turned out pretty cool with the coffin crease.
 

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SygTImeMachine

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Here are two of my favorites. The first is an Akubra Cattleman pinched and rolled in a 1950's style commonly seen in old westerns. I have three of these in different colors. It's my favorite western style though it is more classic Hollywood than true West. Roy Rogers wore a similar style as did William Holden in the Wild Bunch and Clint Eastwood on Rawhide. The second one is an Akubra Bobby completely reworked into more of a 1920's style. This look was inspired by some old Tom Mix serials. Sadly, this hat has been sold. I love western hats because there's so much latitude for making it your own. The style is really wide open in terms of size, crease, color, brim shape, and even the band.

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Hey man, like your hat! Your leather jacket looks super cool too. Could you tell me the exact style and model of this jacket?
 

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