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Fed III & Fed IV

Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 7:02 am
by darthbish
What exactly is/was the difference??
Brim size?
Crown height??
Fur Quality???

What??

Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 7:08 am
by Indiana Strones
The Fed III is taller than the IV, and with a larger brim. Also the colour is different: the Fed IV is more chocolate.
See this pic for reference, both hats are 57. IV on left, III on right.

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Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 7:10 am
by Indiana Strones
I think both are the same fur quality, but the Fed IV is a little more stiff.

Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 7:14 am
by Indiana Strones
The brim of the Fed III is 70x73, Fed IV is 63x70. :)

Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 7:42 am
by BazzanoJones
And, if I remember, the Fed III don't have the dimensional cut of the brim.

One question: why the new Fed III was taller than IV?
What of the two hat have the more SA crown?

:-k

Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 8:53 am
by Indiana Strones
No, Fed III HAS dimensional cut (see my post here). The Fed IV is a little smaller to match the KOTCS hats. Fed III crown is more raideresque to me, but you can have a different opinion here.

Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 12:11 pm
by Chewbacca Jones
BazzanoJones wrote:And, if I remember, the Fed III don't have the dimensional cut of the brim.

One question: why the new Fed III was taller than IV?
What of the two hat have the more SA crown?

:-k
The Fed III crown height was not designed just for Indy fans, but also for vintage style hat lovers. They ended up compromising with a crown height that varied by hat size, starting at 5 1/2 inches for small sizes and going up from there. That was influenced the brim width.

The Fed IV is targeted much more for the Indy fan, so it's generally a more accurate hat. As for which crown is more SA; The IV has less taper and the right height for Raiders and Skull. Some prefer the III, but in the strictest sense, the IV is more SA.

Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 12:49 pm
by BazzanoJones
Thanks guys! ;-)