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Herr Doktor wrote: ↑Fri Jun 30, 2023 7:15 am If memory serves, the gun Shaw uses on top of the train was a P-08 Luger (that was dropped by Weber?).

Yep, definitely a P08, with its noticeable toggle lock.

Voller also has a PP or PPK.

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Hauke (the big goon) uses a PPSh-41 in the Tangiers chase.

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Factory hats aren't one size fit all, but they can at least get you closer. I myself trimmed my old Fed on the sides for the exact same reason, although I did not trim my Fed 4. Sometimes people aren't use to seeing a hat on their head so they feel dwarfed by a hat like the Fed, but sometimes it's j...

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The regular Fed from 2007 should have one, unless it was cut wrong. I have one from the early 2000s and the dimensional cut was standard on it back then.

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Federations with come with the dimensional cut for a long time now actually, so you probably don't need to do that.

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I think vodka would actually be worse to use because it would evaporate a lot faster than water. When heating up the sweat, you really don't want things to happen too fast, so definitely use water.

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Call me crazy, but if you have another more snappier brimmed hat around, you can use it as a sort of makeshift flange. I hated the flanging or lack there of on the Fed 4, so what I did was pick out one of my vintage hats and use various clips to hold the brim uniformly to the other one after wetting...

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I'm pretty sure the guy in the beginning of Last Crusade is indeed Fedora aka Steve Delk in disguise who built a time a machine to give Indy an Adventurebilt. Thus, this is why Indy has an Adventurebilt in KotCS.

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If the hat Fedora gave him is indeed the same hat, then we already know that Indy was not beyond making modifications to his hat, as the ribbon among other things were different then.

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Oh wait, it's wool felt, I didn't see that at first. Yeah, all bets are off then. Nobody's gonna pay 50+ bucks for a wool felt hat.

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I had a Burlington hat that started off looking somewhat like this. With a good reblock, you could change this hat into something decent for the price. Also note that the center dent is pretty deep here, so it's probably a lot more tapered than it needs to be.

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Old hats definitely ran the gamut of stiffness. I have several vintage hats and some are buttery soft while some come closer to the Federation's stiffness. The Federation's stiffness however is part of it's durability. Because it's made by Akubra it's more like a cowboy hat, and it's the same deal w...

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I think Vegeta's right. Your hat is not bashed correctly for a Raiders type hat. The center dent is way too deep and it's causing the sides to taper severely which shouldn't be happening.

Other than that, your brim is flipped down in the back, which is never the case with the Indy hats.

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Has anyone else found this to be the case? I agree, the worst part of the Fed 4 is the bow. I much preferred the original Fed bow which looked a #### of a lot more dynamic. One thing that irks me is the width of the "knot" section of the bow. Compared to all the hats I've owned, the "...

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The Raiders hat is not a regular snap brim. Perhaps it was originally, but in the film it appears to have medium to no brim curl in the back. The Fed 4 tries to replicate this but doesn't have enough brim curl at the very edges.

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But what if this guy has a larger or more long oval head than Ford. The way it looks, he's getting a lot more brim distortion than Ford. Not to mention he's got it pulled down way more, just check out the profile shots. Doing that to any hat would make it taper. He also doesn't have a center crease....

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That gray appears to have too much front back taper, but mostly due to how he's wearing it. He's got that thing pulled down really far down and it's definitely got some brim distortion as a result of turn. It shouldn't normally have that much taper. The stove pipe look has too front back reverse tap...

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Yeah, I don't get the terminology either. Why isn't it a short oval instead? Either way, I can tell I'm a round oval because my head has the tendency to push to the sides on hats that technically fit measurement wise. Thus it's harder for me to have a hat that doesn't appear with some slight taper. ...

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I've been likened to a child, and "apparently" I've told people that they were "wrong" You haven't said that explicitly but you've certainly implied it. What I've noticed is that response have been met with seemingly antagonistic skepticism. Skepticism is one thing, but you seem...

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Hey, I love the Fed IV, but you'd have to be fooling yourself to think it could possibly be better than then the AB, unless by better you mean cheaper. First off, the Fed is by far the roughest hat I've ever owned. It admittedly has nothing on my vintage hats. First off the liner is glued in and the...

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I don't think there's any reason to believe the Raiders hat was blocked on anything other than a fedora block. It just so happens that the bowler/derby has a relatively little dome and is non-tapered, thus making it ideal for achieving the Raiders look, but there are fedora blocks that fit that bill...

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The liner has a fairly minimal purpose, and most of it tends to be for aesthetic purposes. In fact, there are fedoras that come with no liner at all. In the past, liners were tended to be sewed in, but most tend to be glued in now with what seems to be glued in with a glue gun type glue.

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Actually there's also a good possibility that the turn won't work correctly for your head. Depending on how narrow or wide your head is, the turn is either easier or harder to achieve accordingly. For example, I can't achieve the correct results of the turn unless I turn it significantly (liked 45 d...

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Hmm...a custom BCF hat that's been cut down, reblocked, and given a new ribbon? I only say that because I did that once, and the color seems a close match.

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Actually, while there has been a price increase as well, the main reason for the price increase is the lower value of the U.S. dollar. In 2000, an Australian dollar was about half the value of a US dollar, now they're nearly equal. Main differences are a more screen accurate ribbon, better color, mo...

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Is that 4.5 inches from the brim to the pinch??

Yes.

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By how rounded the top looks front the front and profile, I think it's the case that center dent goes down too far in the front. With the center dent in place, it should be just over 4.5 inches. at the pinch. From the profile, there shouldn't be so much curve at the front of the hat.

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Yeah, unless you're going to a very empty theatre or one that happens to have those vintage wire hat hangers under the seats, don't bother bringing a hat. The people behind you probably won't appreciate it if you keep your hat on. Same goes for class or any other similar situation.

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I own somewhere around 10, plus or minus fedoras that I wear depending on the situation and what clothes I'm wearing. Generally, I don't feel the need to wear them for the sake of wearing a hat, but if it's sunny outside I'm definitely gonna wear one. I also don't wear one if I'm not gonna have a pl...

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I'm just backing up the idea that a regular oval hat on a long oval hat can produce a wonky brim with some swoop to it. I'm not debating that either, but the effect still isn't the same unless your head or hat is significantly unsymmetrical. The only way to prove this would be to get an outline of ...

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Guessing by the pictures, I'm guessing you have a round oval head, which means a regular turn distance will not work with your head. I suggest just manipulating the brim by hand with either water or steam to make the brim come down more in front.

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I have a hat that looks nearly identical to this actually.

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You turn it before you bash it. Also the theory of the turn is pretty much untouchable imo. Just watch any scene in Raiders where the distortion on the brim is prevalent and you'll notice the bow's way to far forward to not be turned. Putting a long oval head into a regular oval hat is no substitute...

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Actually I was thinking it would look like an SOC dead ringer if it was dirty, not so much the Raven's Bar hat. The Raven's Bar seems to have more roundness at the top, more noticeably tapered, and less boxy. Haha, either way, killer Raiders hat.

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Ford has a long oval head as well. Could it be it just....happened? Novel idea, that one is! Yeah, but a long oval head worn straight inside a regular oval hat or a regular oval head inside round oval hat wouldn't create the exact same effect as the turn either. It's similar, but it would lack the ...

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Mostly for more screen accuracy, but that's not the complete story either as Indy isn't the first to do so. As for improving the shape, that's sort of subjective. Some people like the lack of symmetry, others don't.

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Cold water or steam's somewhat necessary with the Federation, because it's such a tough hat. Cold water's somewhat of a better option though, due to less chance or causing taper in the hat. You'll also be able to shape the brim way easier, because otherwise it's near impossible.

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I highly suggest moving back the side dents a bit more. This will help square up the front view.

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Oh yeah, definitely. The vintage Whippet is an awesome hat...if you can get your hands on one. It has just about everything the vintage hat lover likes, wide brim, tall crown, and really nice felt. It's just super classic, and unlike some hat designations such as the 10, 15, or 20, the Stetson Whipp...

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Yeah, the brim and the crown for that matter are just tough sons of... Instead of using steam, I've preferred to bash hats with cold water. Just spray, or dab water onto the brim and you should be able to work with it a bit better.

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Oddly enough, even though the Fed IV is perfect for the Raiders bash, a large number of people actually haven't been doing that. So here's another Raider's bash for the the pile. Even though I've been here for a long time, this is actually only my 2nd Indy fedora. My first was an old Fed, which I wa...

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The rounder your head, the more difficult it is to achieve the turn. Some people can't get it without turning the hat a lot and repositioning the ribbon.

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Yeah, this is definitely something to watch out for. Doing the lampshade trick a little too much or fast has the effect of sucking all the moisture out of the sweatband, thus making it more brittle and easy to tear. I have a vintage Stetson Whippet that came like this, and believe me, it was in far ...

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If you paid 5 bucks for it, I actually wouldn't be surprised. Most people don't know the actual value of fedoras, especially since back then the price of a really good fedora was anywhere from 10-100 bucks.

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It's pretty subjective. Borsalinos tend to go for more than your average fedora, but size 7 is a bit smaller the more wanted sizes these day, although it still has more demand than say for a 6 3/4 or 6 7/8. If you were to post it on ebay, I'd assume you'd probably get back a lot more than you paid f...

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Yes, definitely do go to The Fedora Lounge, although that isn't to say there isn't an audience or fine vintage fedoras here either. I myself collect vintage hats as well, and I routinely post them on COW and FL. Your hat is very nice by the way. Why would you want to sell it? Of course if you're off...

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Funny thing, is I wore one of my vintage fedoras on Sunday to go to a graduation, and some guy saw my hat and mentioned this program.

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Is it just too floppy to hold its shape? If not a bit of moisture via water should allow you to reshape the brim a bit, although this is difficult with wool hats as they don't like to be reshaped. However, if the hat's just too floppy, then you're going to need some felt stiffener to make it retain ...

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Crushable generally means you can roll it up too. This is because these sort of portable hats are made of wool, and it's near impossible to reshape them anyways. Another option are panama hats, as some come with a crease down the center that literally allows you to fold them in half.

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