![]() I pass over dozens of hats each week with that same standard structure. One of the consistent standards regarding airmen bush/cowboy hats of the Vietnam era out of the air bases in Thailand especially, is the fact that one of the banners will usually say Thailand and the other will usually give the specific location of their primary base of operations or maybe in rarer circumstances a roundel patch on the front of the chimney giving squadron information or rank symbol. ![]() When something deviates from that gestalt or standard I immediately focus on the difference which either means counterfeit or something new and unique and very authentic…. ![]() I'm trained in collecting through discerning a particular gestalt or image of an artifact specific to a time, geographic area of conflict, unit within the military infrastructure of a Nation and other more miniscule variations and factors in the identifying process of a true artifact. When dealing with US Air Force airmen hats, you usually get the country and the specific area of the base and maybe an allusion to the unit they served in. I focus on the veracity of the design and the information alluded to on the various banner patches sewn into the bottom of the left and right sides of the rim, made visible when snapped to the chimney on either side. About a week ago, I was doing a typical survey of Vietnam era bush/cowboy hats out of the greater War zones of Thailand and Vietnam.
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