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Montana Hannah

I got a pair of Westeds earlier this week. I ordered a size 32, as that's the size I take in jeans (I'm actually between sizes. A 31 fits better, but those are hard to come by). Anyway, the Wested trews fit pretty well, only very slightly loose in the waist. Nothing the web belt can't handle. Howev...

Montana Hannah

Todd's haven't quite gone the way of the dodo yet. They still have pairs in smaller sizes, up to 34. I should be receiving a pair today! $\:D/$

Montana Hannah

I got a pair of Westeds earlier this week. I ordered a size 32, as that's the size I take in jeans (I'm actually between sizes. A 31 fits better, but those are hard to come by). Anyway, the Wested trews fit pretty well, only very slightly loose in the waist. Nothing the web belt can't handle. Howeve...

Montana Hannah

There's nothing like an original. Keep her supple, Montana! :TOH: Ha! You've hit on something there - it's actually a very stiff hoslter, almost box-like. I'm not sure if it's the age or if it's meant to be like that. I've given it a light coating of pecards, but I'm handling it carefully. Though i...

Montana Hannah

Duck9000 wrote:What a beauty!

Yep - sure is!

When I wear it, I really feel like I'm wearing the
jacket!

Montana Hannah

Some quick'n'dirty (i.e. not very good) shots of my new Henry. I'm proud to finally be in the Adventurebilt Club! (Even if it's not a fully custom handmade one.) It's a beautiful hat - I've decided that I'm not going to monkey around with the bash too much, as I don't want to end up spoiling it! htt...

Montana Hannah

My first post in this section! A little while back I stumbled on a genuine 1917 Webley holster, which is pretty much identical to the one used in TOD. It was manufactured by a company called Wolfsky & Co. From what I was able to find out, Mr Wolfsky was a Russian emigree to London at the turn of...

Montana Hannah

Apologies for taking so long to get these to you guys - my digital SLR has given up the ghost, and I've been reduced to using my compact instead, hence the less than brilliant quality of the following pics. I'll try to get better ones asap! http://i535.photobucket.com/albums/ee356/EwanMH2008/SAM_157...

Montana Hannah

I'll get some pics up as soon as possible, hopefully this weekend.:[/quote] Any pics?... :TOH: Sorry, not yet. I took some in a hurry on Wednesday night, but they weren't very clear. The camera flash did odd things to the colour, and it was too dark to take photos outside. I'll try again tonight. E...

Montana Hannah

backstagejack wrote:Are the factory made AB Henry's still being sold?

They are - I bought a brand new one from Marc and Stefan at Adventurebilt Deluxe about 3 weeks ago. It's a great hat.

Montana Hannah

Welcome home, MH! :TOH: HIGH regards! Michaelson :M: Aw, shucks, it's nice to be missed! :oops: ;) And it's good to be back! I'll get some pics up as soon as possible, hopefully this weekend. I have a few leather jackets (Aero A2, vintage '40s HH, vintage late '50s/early '60s goat, '70s German Airf...

Montana Hannah

First post in a looooooong time! I just received a Relic Hunter "Cairo" version. You can see pics of it in this thread (it's the first jacket mentioned): http://indygear.com/cow/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=60330 I only have time for a quick post at the moment, but first impressions are: "...

Montana Hannah

Montana - you will likely have seen me at the cider bus as that's something of a haunt of mine during the festival. I usually take my Fed IV (as seen in my avatar picture where I'm sat in front of the Pyramid). No shame in an akubra! I saw the Raiders screening was on, bit missed it sadly. Re. The ...

Montana Hannah

I actually think I saw you up near The Meeting Place Bar (or it could've been The Cider Bus - my memory is a little - er - hazy!) on the Thursday night (I spotted the hat from a mile off!). I was there in my Fed IV deluxe, which also held up magnificently in the conditions (though I did wear a tweed...

Montana Hannah

Hi! This is my first post in a while. I thought I'd like to share a few pics with you from a trip I recently took with my Faithful Fed IV to the Glastonbury Festival here in the UK. Notorious for it's rainstorms, I expected the hat to get a thorough soaking at some point. Surprisingly, this years fe...

Montana Hannah

Oh my god!! That pic on the left has just become the worst Indy hat I've ever seen!!!!!!!!!! And I thought the TOD cockpit hat was bad!!! welcome to the club. i get tears in my eyes every time i see that scene. it's just....horrible CJ It looks like my Christy's Adventurer after it got soaked last ...

Montana Hannah

You remind me of myself, a few years ago. He's a chip off the old block! :lol: I do apologise for that last remark, but I can never pass up a pun... :roll: (More correctly, I suppose he's the new kid on the block - I'll stop now, I promise...) And yes - Fedoraiders, this really is impressive! Keep ...

Montana Hannah

Well I've ordered a belt from Todd's Costumes - along with a pair of gloves (just for a treat!). Hopefully they'll get here by the bank holiday weekend. I'm not too worried, I read good things about Todd's. For anyone who's interested, I found out that, at the moment, import duty on goods from the U...

Montana Hannah

Just a little update. I scoured Manchester city centre from end to end at the weekend and drew a blank. The closest I got was in Marks & Spencers - unfortunately their brown web belts come with tasteful turquoise edges! Looks like I'll have to order from the US. Thanks for all the useful pointer...

Montana Hannah

On an item of this price I do not believe you would have to pay any customs charges. You only have to pay if it it over a certain amount and I believe that to be about the £30 mark. You can check all this info online if you type in 'customs charges for the U.K'. Brilliant! Thanks for the info. :TOH...

Montana Hannah

Thanks for the input folks! :tup: Hey there. :TOH: How about H&M? Primark and Claire's Accessories had brown belts with antiqued buckles when I was looking a few years ago. The Claires ones were pretty flimsy and the Primark ones were a bit too thick but both were inexpensive. It is worth gettin...

Montana Hannah

Try to minimise your postage by combining items. I actually had a friend in the US send them to me. Avoided any 'Imperial' entanglements. "That's the trick, isn't it?" ;) Yep, you guessed it, I'm trying to cut the costs down (ok, I'm Scottish - I admit to being tight-fisted). I've tried n...

Montana Hannah

This is just a quick query to the UK members. Does anyone know where I can get a web belt in dark brown in the UK? I've scoured the internet for army surplus suppliers and have drawn a blank so far. I'm surprised at this to be honest, since I thought they'd be easy to come by. Most of the sites I've...

Montana Hannah

binkmeisterRick wrote:Dark brown is the color you want for a more SA hat.

Phew - I'm glad to hear that! I ordered one yesterday, and I was nervously eyeing this thread!

Thanks for putting my mind at rest!

(Now I'm only worried if it'll fit my huge noggin'...and if I'll have to pay tax on it...

)

Montana Hannah

Congratulations! That hat is a beauty! It's that brim swoop - it just has "it"! The first pic looks very Raven Bar to me.

Now can we see you "drinkin' with a monkey" in it?

Montana Hannah

I think it is a nice looking hat for the money, but the concerns over it's durability are valid. It definitely is a case of you get what you pay for. I wasn't under any illusions when I bought mine though, so I don't mind the fact that it can't stand up to a heavy rain shower. I think it's mainly de...

Montana Hannah

They were often worn "Indy-style" to the side too though. Since soldiers and civilians pretty much had to have their masks with them at all times, this would be the easiest way to carry them on a day-to-day basis. The way they're being worn above is the way they would be worn in combat con...

Montana Hannah

My dad used a surplus MkVII when he went fishing Good lord I can't imaging how bad my MkVII would smell if I used it fishing!!!! It was ok, he only used it for keeping bait, hooks, fishing line etc. in - not the fish! :) Well, as far as I know anyway! It did smell of old engine oil from the factory...

Montana Hannah

We just refined our items as the better stuff came along, but that was the 'uniform' of the working man in the mid-west (steelmill and railroad workers) long before Indy was even a flash of an idea in Lucas' head, and some of us just carried our fathers and fathers-father's practice forward into ou...

Montana Hannah

30 quid!

Man I'm jealous! I never find anything interesting on Ebay. Good for you though!

Montana Hannah

You already have a classic "short back & sides" by the sound of it - which is the pretty much the classic look for the 1st half of the 2oth century up until the late 60s. If you want period accurate hair-dressing, go for Brylcreem, or Black & White Pluko brilliantine (wax!).

Montana Hannah

Hi chaps - Hope this hasn't been covered elsewhere, but the arrow marking simply identifies the item of equipment as being the property of and issued by the UK or Commonwealth War Office/Ministry of Defence. You'll find it on many items of British army surplus (I have it stamped inside a pair of WWI...

Montana Hannah

Erri wrote: What's 50 quids these days afterall?

;-)

About the cost of a loaf of bread!

Montana Hannah

considering that for a long time no-one was sure if the sea-plane hat was grey or brown, I think this is why it looks so close I can only agree with you Montana Hannah. If you get one after the Christmas dosh don't forget to post it here, I'm sure you will be satisfied by the product. ;-) I'm sorel...

Montana Hannah

It was Montana who quoted with all the pictures! It's his fault! :lol: :[ He he! As Marlowe said in Farewell My Lovely "I start trouble on the side." ;-) I've had a look at the Burma on Hornets' site. It does looks really nice - grey or brown depending on how you think about it (and consi...

Montana Hannah

Since this is the dedicated Christy's thread, just for the records, I'll add my Christy's seaplane grey raiders hat (the colour is "burma" actually) http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y157/erri_wan/temp/ClipperBash2.jpg http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y157/erri_wan/temp/ClipperBash3.jpg .....

Montana Hannah

I think most folks around here get theirs through Hornets Hats:

http://hornetshats.com/

Here's a link to Christy's own site:

http://www.christys-hats.com/

Are you after some hat specs though? There isn't really much in-depth info on the adventurer on either site.

Montana Hannah

enigmata_wood wrote:
jkdbuck76 wrote:Nice lid, sir.
Yup. I wonder if there's a psychologists' term for people who love their hats, so I can tell people my rare condition.
Am I a soliophiliac?

Hmmmm... I think that's only only if you mistake your soul-mate for a hat! Or vice versa. ;-) Nice titfer by the way...

Montana Hannah

I have a Christy's only at the moment, but will probably order an Akubra in the next few weeks.

Montana Hannah

[quote="Here's a pic of my reblocked 40's stetson(SOC bash)..

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That hat is amazing! It's more "Indy" than Indy's! ;-) And yeah, Bath's a lovely place. I've had some great times there.

Montana Hannah

Sorry, that was the best I could do at 9 this AM with my camera phone. Just looked at them up close with a magnifying glass. The only identifying mark on them is LO5 - could be L05. SpeedRcrX's pics are better.

Montana Hannah

I'm no expert, so I couldn't tell you what type of snaps these are, but here are a few pics from my my custom Wested HH. I bought it from them in June. Hope they help, and apologies for the quality of the pics. http://i535.photobucket.com/albums/ee356/EwanMH2008/DSC00320.jpg http://i535.photobucket....

Montana Hannah

Getting a genuine MKVII may be a bit of a lottery from what I understand - though both of my vintage bags are very well constructed and in good condition. What I will say is that I got one from my dad back in the '80s which I used for years. He used it in the 60s and 70s, first for carrying fishing ...

Montana Hannah

Cool! Not that's not bad at all! (I am Scottish after all...)

Montana Hannah

Indiana Joosse wrote:Well, that was the one Indy and Mola Ram fought over...

Nice Clerks reference by the way, Montana...

Heh heh! I assure you we are open though. ;-)

Maybe they actually fought over the bag because it was so rare! (Especially with the 3 ventilation holes!) "The bag is mine!!!!"

Montana Hannah

No lipstick? :[ Actually I also have a mint condition "all brass fittings" Mark VI which I only use "on special occasions". I've kept the original strap on it, cuz it's too nice to spoil really. I got it from Endicott's who were kind enough to post some pics of me carrying it on...

Montana Hannah

Are they really only 99 Euros?!!! They are good looking hats, and I for one like the taller crown. I think it's very Raiders (I'm thinking Waterfall Bash tall here). How much would it cost to ship from Argentina to the UK?

Montana Hannah

Actually I remember MKVIs being more expensive than the VII because more rare... but if you people don't like them that's fine, leave them all to me :lol: Yes I'm referring to the bridge scene. It was worn by Ford in the film hence, on my book, is screen accurate. ;-) Ha ha! Yes, I second both thes...

Montana Hannah

No lipstick? :[ No, but I have been known to carry lip balm! :oops: :[ Actually I also have a mint condition "all brass fittings" Mark VI which I only use "on special occasions". I've kept the original strap on it, cuz it's too nice to spoil really. I took it to the Glastonbury ...

Montana Hannah

Ok, I'm bored at work and "I've got nuthin' better to do", so here goes. The contents vary, but today I'm carryin': A copy of The Maltese Falcon A copy of The Lost World, by Arthur Conan Doyle A metal match-box and matches Paper tissues My diary A Swiss Army knife The original string from ...

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