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Derby's were fairly popular in the old west. Maybe more by townspeople but popular nonetheless. Derby's were called bowlers in England and bowlers were called derby's in the U.S.
Quote from: Hawg on December 01, 2021, 08:34:08 PMDerby's were fairly popular in the old west. Maybe more by townspeople but popular nonetheless. Derby's were called bowlers in England and bowlers were called derby's in the U.S.Very true Hawg. Mine was custom made in England. That's why I call mine a bowler. I had it made just for my head and I probably paid way too much for it. I tried cowboy hats but they don't suit me. I'm not a cowboy.
Quote from: ShotgunDave on December 02, 2021, 08:04:44 AMQuote from: Hawg on December 01, 2021, 08:34:08 PMDerby's were fairly popular in the old west. Maybe more by townspeople but popular nonetheless. Derby's were called bowlers in England and bowlers were called derby's in the U.S.Very true Hawg. Mine was custom made in England. That's why I call mine a bowler. I had it made just for my head and I probably paid way too much for it. I tried cowboy hats but they don't suit me. I'm not a cowboy.Well that's cool. If you're happy with it you didn't pay too much. I never got into the habit of wearing a hat. When I started doing CAS I immersed myself into it and bought a 6X Silver Belly Resistol thinking I would wear it all the time and I did for awhile. When I got fed up with CAS I hung it on a gunrack and never picked it back up.
There you are. Go Hawg.
That was my Billy The Kid pose. I was wearing a double rig with two 1873 Uberti's in 44-40 and my Rossi 92 in 44-40.
Quote from: G Dog on December 02, 2021, 03:52:20 PMThere you are. Go Hawg.Where's your mug shot, G?
That's a good lookin hat Hawg. It suits you. I just feel silly in a cowboy hat. I don't like the way they look on me. When I first started CAS I wore one. I have a very nice Resistol 4X hat. It just never felt right on my head. I also have a Stetson straw hat that I only wore while dove hunting to keep the sun off my neck. I'm just not a cowboy.
I never wore a hat much before moving to AZ about 20 years ago. Now I have quite a few hats, mostly cheapies, but a few fairly good ones. I've found it necessity for the Arizona sun and have an assortment of brim widths ..... so I can wear what's appropriate for the job.