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Knight
 
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Hey guys,
I've been trying to look around for a decent Cavalier's hat for quite a while, and beyond the Adventurer's Mart, I've been unable to find anything. I'm looking for a big, broad brimmed black felt or leather hat with the right side pinned up, preferably with a large feather too. Can anyone direct me to a UK company that will sell me one without making my wallet explode?
Thanks
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Sadly no, but I'd point out that some tricorns could be converted by undoing two of the three folds. You'd need a careful look at it first though to see if it's suitable, and you'd be left with some little holes, so it's not ideal.
I'd be interested to hear of a source too, especially in leather.
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| Oh, and when searching it's worth trying "musketeer" as well as "cavalier", though still you'll find mostly cheap-and-nasty fancy-dress hats.
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Knight
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There are a hell of a lot of American companies selling them, for example Excalibur Leather, MWArt, Renboots, Pyrate and so on, but nothing in the UK that I can find.
I'd rather not have to import, but as I'm going out to a Ren Faire in Connecticut in July during job training (and thus missing Maelstrom event III), I'll see what's available.
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DH: Capt. Alphus Calae
PD: Afwan, Child of the Garden
Dumnonni: (TBD)
RL: Dan Lagrue
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Knight
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The only UK supplier I can find is Monster Boutique
http://www.monster-boutique.com/
Go there and enter HG164 in the search box (site's all in frames so I can't link direct to the page)
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http://www.google.co.uk/products?q=cavalier+OR+musketeer+hat+-vauxhall
That search finds the monster-boutique one and several others, at prices from around a tenner to a bit over £40.
No details about any of the ones I looked at though, very small pictures, and no choice of sizes so they're unlikely to fit any given head.
The one from Adventurer's Mart comes in a range of sizes, but doesn't cope well with hours in the rain, which is why I'd much prefer a leather one.
(Mind you, felt CAN be made to cope with wet. An Akubra copes pretty well, though I'm not sure what happens when it gets soaked right through.)
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Oh, oh, bitter laughter. How ironic.
I just did a Google search for
cavalier OR musketeer hat leather
with the "pages from the UK" option, and the top-ranking result was this thread.
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