Civil War Forage Caps: A Review of Several Modern Sutlers Civil War Forage Caps: A Review of Major Sutlers Ever since I was a kid, I have been fascinated by the Civil War forage cap, or bummer Often erroneously called a kepi, the forage cap is distinguished by the taller crown and lack of a prominent welt around the crown disc’s top edge This
Civil War Forage Caps: A Review of Several Modern Sutlers Also, FWIW, Dirty Billy's pattern 1872 kepi costs $25 more than Superior's Also, Greg Starbuck unfortunately doesn't regularly make caps for the general public anymore As a result, his caps actually command a pretty penny on the secondhand market these days
Civil War Forage Caps: A Review of Several Modern Sutlers The main characteristic of an Indian Wars kepi is that it tends to have a short crown This causes the hat ride high on the head, giving the wearer the impression that it's going to slide off I definitely do NOT like the ones made by Quartermaster Shop If their website photo is any indication, they are nowhere near authentic
Photographs from Iran 20s-40s. - The Fedora Lounge After the phantastic thread on the Romanian photo collection from the 1920-40's I will provide some photographs showcasing period dress and styling in Iran A brief historical background: Iran from 1921-41 under the rule of Reza Shah Pahlavi (father of the last Shah) was modernized along
Bogarts Cap in The African Queen - The Fedora Lounge Does anyone know what type of cap Bogart is wearing in The African Queen? It has the look of a skipper, but the fit is tight to his head like a WWII A3 cap, and it has the black leather brim like a skipper, but with more of a vintage baseball brim shape I’ve never seen anything quite like it
A problem with the visor on a French Kepi | The Fedora Lounge A trip to the local surplus store has turned up a nice kepi with oodles of gold braid on it in my size Only problem is that the visor of a French kepi is meant to be flat and at right angles to the body of the hat but, due I guess to poor storage, this one is bent up slightly
Copied a hat from a Confederate Prisoner at Point Lookout, MD Here is a hat I made after this cool image of a member of the Washington Artillery of New Orleans who was captured and sent to Point Lookout, MD The cool thing about this is the brass on the front of his hat was taken off of his kepi When these guys left New Orleans, they were issued red
The Cavalry Hat - The Fedora Lounge This hat, in contrast to the kepi, diverted from the European-inspired military style and projected a singularly American look The term slouch hat came to be applied to variations of hats worn by the Confederate army although it would also come to be used by the Union army
Civil War Forage Caps: A Review of Several Modern Sutlers Wise Hatter, that 1st pic of the "scout drummer cap" I really don't know anything about the caps I just searched an posted the caps an the links As pictures are important to people here Just like the look of the kepi cap Now the question is would I shell out 125 dollars for one
Now Forming! the Campaign Hat Corps - The Fedora Lounge Being non American I've had little contact with genuine U S Cavalry or Civil War Kepi's hats so post away A while ago I scoured the net looking for pics of Major Allan Wilson and the Shangani Patrol from British South Africa [Rhodesia] best I could get