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24-01-18, 05:26 AM
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Supposed WW1 slouch hat shows up again
Hi all
I see that this hat has surfaced again with the same you tube video and explaination , I think it more likely a Militia period or early WW2 hat but not a WW1 ......... Thoughts. https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Old-Orig...19.m1438.l2649 Rob 
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25-01-18, 10:03 AM
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Good grief... someone seems to have bid $1800 for it!
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#3
26-01-18, 12:38 AM
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Hello Guys, Happy Australia Day.
Well knock me down with a feather !! Just a few things wrong with is one. Firstly the crown is not high enough at the front. The crown should be quite flat where the very deep bash is. The Rising Sun is a WW 2 issue. and the "Kangaroo feathers" are on the wrong side of the crown. Just for starters. Bump !! Regards Phil.
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#4
26-01-18, 12:45 AM
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Cheers Rob
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26-01-18, 05:29 AM
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i agree, this is probably not a ww1 hat but you said crown is not high enough at the front. what do you mean by this? surely with the many different manufacturers and personal bashing of hat there would be variations? or do the crowns vary from period to period? you also say its a ww2 rising sun, but what makes this a ww2 version? cheers bc
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#6
26-01-18, 07:52 AM
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Happy Aussie day guys,
Allowing that I cant post photos, go to the bottom line of the Aust section with photographs there are 3 or 4 good photos of WW 1 slouches in the posts by Drummajor (thanks Phil), Lettman (3 threads) and Whistle (2 photos in the one thread) and you will see what I mean, the rise in the front is at least 2"/50mm higher than a WW 2 slouch and mostly the crown is flat and wide rather than a deep narrow bash as seen in the photos in the original post. I hope that this helps. Regards Phil. Last edited by Lancer 17; 26-01-18 at 08:00 AM.
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26-01-18, 11:29 AM
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hi phil
im not really sure what you mean? here are several slouch hats. can they really be dated to an era/period from the shape of the crown and as in the youtube video the size of the brim? some of the hats here were worn across several eras and some have had the badge/pugarees added or removed. but what period are they bc
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