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The distressed stratoliner fedora differs slightly from the regular stratoliner as it features a revolver pin fastened to a thin grosgrain hat band, teardrop crown. Premium quality has been the driving force behind stetson hats since 1865. This royal quality hat has a stratoliner airplane pin where the hatband ties together. His father, stephen stetson, was a successful hatter and taught his. The hat is possibly the most defining staple of the cowboys iconic image. Part of the stetson fashion collection, this vintage reproduction 1940s fur felt fedora is a classic beauty with quality rarely seen today. The hat has an interior leather sweatband for a comfortable fit. And here is an example of the logo being actually printed right onto the felt.
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