![]() ![]() Looks authentic and yore friends will swear yer just got off a trail drive, or a hitch in the Horse Cavalry! You can add trail dust during the check out process – or request it when you call your order in. This is a similar process that costume designers apply to hats in the movies and t. Kilgore, Our Sabre River hat has amedium dusting and heavy trail dust looks like our Josey Wales. We’ve got three different degrees of trail dust. Pictured is a dusty Josey Wales– our Josey Wales hat with several years’ worth of trail dust – as if a hard living horse soldier had been wearing it. Many customers have been requesting that we dirty up their new hats to make them look trail worn. Combat patches (to signify a period of service in a war zone) started during the Second World War and continues to this day. Shoulder patches originated in the First World War to identify units, battalions or regiments. Today cav cords can be knotted but it does not signify battle tested. You can see an example on our Josey Wales Hat. The idea caught on and many units took to the practice on both sides. ![]() There is a Cavalry legend that credits a non-com during the Civil War with tying knots in his cord to signify he’d been battle tested. The original reason for the acorns at the end of the cavalry cords is believed to have been to keep the cavalry man awake in the saddle, from the gentle drumming as the acorns bounced off the brim. Infantry wear white, Scarlet is for Artillery Black Chaplains/Staff, Black/Gold Field Officer, Black/Silver Warrant Officer. The most common color, yellow, is worn by all enlisted Cavalry soldiers. Different colors are used to identify different branches of the service. Guidelines for the use of the Cavalry Cord and colors were first outlined in 1890 in Circular 10, from the U.S. “ Slouch Hats” worn by many Cavalry soldiers since the days of the American Civil War often include a colored cord that slides over the standard satin ribbon and bow hatband, which is referred to as a cord, braid, hobble, wrap, or acorn. Options for your Custom Hat Add a Cavalry Cord $20.00 Because if the cowboy doesn’t get the right draw of a horse, bull, or steer that’ll perform for him – he ain’t gonna win. The overall winner generally displays superior skill and talent. Getting in to the top fifteen is impressive enough, but winning takes more than guts, and determination. This is where the top fifteen cowboys of every event, compete head to head for the Champion’s Championship, the fancy belt buckle, and the big money pay-out. Held in the first week of July and December respectively. ![]() They hope to qualify for the Calgary Stampede Rodeo, and the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas. Rodeo Cowboy HatsĮvery year hundreds of Rodeo Cowboys pay their own way from rodeo to rodeo, all across the west. Production Companies, Politicians, National Security Advisors, Musicians, Writers, Cartoonists, Artists, Athletes, Soldiers, and lots of every day folk love our hats, and we hope you will as well. Purchase one of our hand made hats and you will receive the same quality and workmanship that is worn by more than a dozen of the world’s premier rodeo cowboy’s riding today. Crown:modified cattleman with side dent.This hat is a cousin of our Little Bill hat from that Oscar Winning movie by Clint Eastwood, Unforgiven. We start with an oversized hat body so we can have the brim wider than 4 inches. The Cutter is a modern rodeo style, with self band/buckle for the hatband. Cutter Custom Handmade Hat – This big hat has a 6 inch crown and a 4 3/4″ brim width. ![]()
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