Beau-Brummel Posted May 11, 2016 Share #101 Posted May 11, 2016 AAAHHH, Give that man a cigar, Mike Fukuda, Buy or Die thank you Bob you're a hero . You were actually out there In the 80's weren't you, do you remember the hats like mine on offer? I was told they were very low volume and actually quite expensive for what they were. What was It Stalin said, 'quantity has a quality all of It's own' . Owen, great collection, I look forward to hearing what you may learn from It. Paul, nice gold mate and with excellent provenance. Apparently the troops found the brim too bulky and It Intefered with their hearing so they cut them down. Yours, Guy. Guy, I think the shop you are thinking of was Buy Or Die (Mike Fukuda), as they had some in the early 80's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintageproductions Posted May 11, 2016 Share #102 Posted May 11, 2016 At the time the were fairly expensive, a compared to an original piece. If I remember right they were 3,000 to 4,000 Yen, at today's exchange $35.00 to $45.00, but a real tiger stripe boonie at the time was selling for $40-$75.00. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beau-Brummel Posted May 12, 2016 Share #103 Posted May 12, 2016 Wow, so they were pretty much the price of the real thing, thank you for confirming that Bob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted May 13, 2016 Share #104 Posted May 13, 2016 Hipsters needed their tiger caps way back when ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beau-Brummel Posted May 13, 2016 Share #105 Posted May 13, 2016 Didn't they! Same sort of sketch as Buzz Rickson now I guess. Personally I'd rather hunt down an original piece to wear, I know you agree with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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