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Calvary Hats from the movie Hostiles
Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2018 5:14 pm
by The Oracle
I mentioned in my review of the movie Hostiles that I thought the hats were done well. Some might say they are a little too IJ, but when compared to actual campaign covers of the era, the similarities to a fedora are more than that of a cowboy hat.
Re: Calvary Hats from the movie Hostiles
Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2018 5:15 pm
by The Oracle
Bale’s character, I am assuming that the dark hat was their way of separating him from the rest. Based on my knowledge hat color was troop specific not officer vs enlisted
Re: Calvary Hats from the movie Hostiles
Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2018 5:21 pm
by The Oracle
Having trouble with more than one at a time
Re: Calvary Hats from the movie Hostiles
Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2018 5:21 pm
by The Oracle
Another one
Re: Calvary Hats from the movie Hostiles
Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2018 5:23 pm
by The Oracle
Real Cav troopers
Re: Calvary Hats from the movie Hostiles
Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2018 5:28 pm
by n11pilot
There is something distinctly American about CAV lids.
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I like these examples from the Spanish American War.
Re: Calvary Hats from the movie Hostiles
Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2018 12:18 am
by Blackthorn
The Oracle wrote: ↑Mon Aug 20, 2018 5:15 pm
Bale’s character, I am assuming that the dark hat was their way of separating him from the rest. Based on my knowledge hat color was troop specific not officer vs enlisted
I have a mental "hall of fame of movie hats" and this one quickly shot up into the top five. That is one very cool hat, and historically very close to some of the Civil War hats I see in my history books. I love the size and shape of it.
Re: Calvary Hats from the movie Hostiles
Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2018 4:54 pm
by Blackthorn
The Oracle wrote: ↑Mon Aug 20, 2018 5:15 pm
Bale’s character, I am assuming that the dark hat was their way of separating him from the rest. Based on my knowledge hat color was troop specific not officer vs enlisted
I no longer have a photobucket account, so how do I upload pics now?
Re: Calvary Hats from the movie Hostiles
Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2018 4:56 pm
by Blackthorn
I don't know how I did this, but here it is. General George Meade of the Union army. His hat is much like Bale's hat in Hostiles.
Re: Calvary Hats from the movie Hostiles
Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2018 7:20 pm
by n11pilot
Blackthorn wrote: ↑Sat Aug 25, 2018 4:56 pm
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I don't know how I did this, but here it is. General George Meade of the Union army. His hat is much like Bale's hat in Hostiles.
I've been looking into military headgear from this point in history and have found two terms. Hardee hat and Burnside campaign hat.
Above is a sample of a Hardee hat from a Civil War museum. To my untrained eye it looks exactly like the Burnside campaign hat. I suspect that GEN Burnside's name may have been attached to a modified Hardee hat. See below.