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Chevalier Krak

I've been out of commission for months now - building a new house, in a new job, back in graduate school at age 57, burying the dog, raising the kids. But today I got a notice from Shoe Mart in CT that they had 405 2nds in my size and, even better, that they would only charge me $160 because fo the ...

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On the cotton belts, a little superglue or Duco's household cement across the end will help the fraying.

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The only reason I hesitate to use it on shoes or jackets: Fuller's earth was originally used to absorb the natural oils from wool by fullers, or wool processors. Now the idea with leather is to do everything to keep those natural oils in place. This seems a bit of a contradiction to me.

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I found myself reapplying it all night long.

The image of a gearhead walking around with a little powder compact of fuller's earth to "freshen up" is just too funny! I can see me stepping out to powder my hat or my shoes instead of my nose!

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I don't know what Cammer carries, but my lightweight is a Walther PPK. Nice little weapon with impeccable literary credentials.

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This just hit my funnybone. The title of the auction is: Felt fedora indiana jones hat found in my basement and the blurb, in total, is: I found this hat in my basement u want it you got it It smells a little and is full of dandruff flakes If you have a classy kind of dressing style pass this by goo...

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This really made me laugh! You went all the way to Rome, the cradle of civilisation, and took pictures of your boots! I can relate to the urge, though. When I went to the Middle East in 1966, all of 16 years old, I took pictures of my Bass Weejuns (the Aldens of my set back then) in Rome, at the Pa...

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I remember going through my father's WW II memorabilia and finding the sunglasses he wore in Europe. They had celluloid or plastic frames. I know you can still get those glacier glasses (the really dark ones with the leather bellows at the sides) in a lot of mountaineering stores. Speaking of nothin...

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Those are very nice. Great find! I really like that toe design.

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I think that's a French Lebel. What an incredible find!

Edit. No, duh. I should have read down the other posts.

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Which 1/2 is brown?

The AB I am expecting any day, now!

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How old is your hat Chevalier? Not all Stetsons are bad and I dont mean to @#$% on your hat. Not to worry! I actually didn't take it that way at all. My point was that at least some of the non"official" Stetsons seemed to be OK with respect to bleeding. I am not sure of the age - I got it...

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Boat Bailer?!

Have done, with a pre-Indy fedora on a long-ago canoe trip.

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some of the 70's caramel-colored, wide-collared numbers

Hey, we used to think those were pretty cool! But actually, I think the reason thau have survived so well is that people were embarrassed to be seen in them after only a few years had passed/

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Words cannot express my envy.

They can express mine, but the moderators would ban me....

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I just see the faintest hint on the bottom right in that shot, but nowhere else.

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1 1/2

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I have a Stetson fedora that is not an "official" hat, and it is very good quality. I have hat no bleeding problems yet, and it has gotten pretty wet, though not soaked.

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Der Spiegel is Germany's most respected magazine.

Kind of like Life and Time magazines together. That is great recognition. Congrats!

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Very nice!

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Since I am without a whip or holster at the moment, I won;t worry about security.

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Depends on whether I'm out in the winter or summer. Different boots for different conditions.

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Very nice. Pity they're no longer available. What were the original and sale prices?

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It may have to do with head shape and hair texture. My head is roundish and my hair fvery fine, and my hat comes off in high winds. My hair is actually so fine that those spikey things (barettes? I'll have to ask my daughter) just slide out as well. See Conan Doyle's The Blue Carbuncle for a discuss...

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Mine goes on the top of a coat rack, a hook, or on my bedpost - what ever is free of other stuff.

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I started with the MkVII, also.

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Gorgeous color and snazzy bash. I'd like to get one like that.

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Awe-some!

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Gary: I like that bag from Leon's! Here's another good source of bags.

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WW I British (I think) infantry boots.

I hate to think how they got aged like that....

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The best distressed jacket I ever had was a real (!) WW II fighter jacket I bought in 1966 or 67 off a rack of about 100. $40 each :cry: I should have emptied that rack! I dunno - predistressing clothes kind of feels to me like those dueling students of Heidelberg ripping out their stitches and rubb...

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"Repellent"? Well, they got one thing right.

Dang! I wanted to make that joke!

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Looks like a limp sausage. I can;t think of any kid I know being satisfied with that.

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That's pretty impressive weathering. The only thing that seems odd is that the edges of the wear on the sleeve and pocket are too straight. Is that just an artifact of the photo?

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That's one nice hat. I'm still waiting for my AB, so I haven;t decided on a wearing strategy yet. I wear the Stetson I got this past year virtually every day, so I will probably do the same to the AB, saving the Stetson for the grungiest or riskiest wearing (since it was cheaper!)

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Definitely!
USA - Light weathered - drilled, NOT brass sight

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bow ties

I do, but not braces. I like different belts and buckles, and wearing both is a little too old guy even for me. I don't wear garters on my socks, either (though my father did), and lost my spats about 35 years ago.

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That certainly looks like the Well of Souls sequence - right after they first strike stone.

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The problem with my Mark VII is that it really does work better as a purse than a gear bag. (Sorry guys!) There just isn't that much room. A messenger bag or some other large bag is more practical for a briefcase, but then you open up the whole over or under the jacket thing. I like that Halo 3 bag,...

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I used the IndyGear Rit method with great success. My shirts came out a beautiful color. Are you from the States? I MA, I've found the necessary colors in supermarkets and also in Michael's craft stores.

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Thanks for that heads up.

I have to go back and check out the film.
I've just been going by the mark VIs I've seen on the web. They almost always
have the other grips. I see from the resin repro that I had THAT wrong!

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Whatever it looks like, the name seems to be derived from the Italian for
"new skin, or "nuova pelle."

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Thanks, WMHQ! I'm gonna get some of that 7-8 scrap and get to work.

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Thanks! I made several long guns for my kids out of 1X6 I was just looking for pics for inspiration. I found a place where you can get a set of Webley grips for $19 ( HERE ) but no source yet for a lanyard ring. If I can find one of those, I can make a reasonable mock-up for display, until I can get...

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Has anyone tried to make a dummy pistol (I don't mean an accurate repro)? If so, it would be nice to see some pics of the process and finished product. I often see grips for far cheaper than a real gun or repro, and thought it might make a reasonable holster-stuffer. This would be a nice alternative...

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A beautiful job! Was the 7-oz leather heavy enough, in your opinion? Tandy says that their 7-oz is for holsters, but some on this board have said 9 or 10 is better. I have a source of some 7-oz scraps , enough to make a couple of holster, but haven't bought it yet because of the uncertainty.

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I don't know what weapon laws are like in Arizona. but I wouldn't risk it, even with a resin copy here in MA unless it was painted pink with purple polka dots and looked more like a Teletubby than a pistol. And I have a license to carry here.

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I'm still waiting for my AB. so this Stetson is my everyday lid for now (and I do mean
everyday! I am a sub teacher in the local schools, and one day when I showed up lidless,
everyone was asking, "Where's your hat?!"

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Do you think though that you wear the fedora now because Indy rekindled your love for fedoras not necessarily because you are trying to somehow identify with Indy? thanks for your comments Canada Canada: This is an old one, but I see you are still working on your thesis, so I would have to respond,...

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Good find! Our local Michael's carry virtually no leather goods.

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