phantomfixer Posted June 6, 2022 Share #26 Posted June 6, 2022 love the B-2s.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Rugger Posted December 30, 2023 Share #27 Posted December 30, 2023 Hello all. Great information. I actually joined this community because of this thread. I am researching b2 caps and want to also assess the reproduction b2s available. Would those of you who own originals be open to providing me with measurements? Thanks in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warguy Posted December 31, 2023 Author Share #28 Posted December 31, 2023 Hello Old Rugger and welcome to the forum. Sadly my collection is in storage as I attempt to sell my house. Hopefully someone else will step in. Good luck, hope you enjoy it here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manayunkman Posted December 31, 2023 Share #29 Posted December 31, 2023 Off topic but does anyone know what happened to dmar ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarecrow Posted December 31, 2023 Share #30 Posted December 31, 2023 1 hour ago, manayunkman said: Off topic but does anyone know what happened to dmar ? Peter, I was wondering the same thing. Dave last posted in June of this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manayunkman Posted December 31, 2023 Share #31 Posted December 31, 2023 2 minutes ago, Scarecrow said: Peter, I was wondering the same thing. Dave last posted in June of this year. I always enjoyed his posts especially him being so knowledgeable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerry_k Posted January 2 Share #32 Posted January 2 Good question, I was thinking about it also... I hope all is okay! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Rugger Posted January 7 Share #33 Posted January 7 Here is an interesting oddity. It's a modified Shaw Barton a fellow member of a FB group I'm in photographed at a show. Part of a grouping. Look what's added to ear flaps. I also have attached still captures from the 1944 US Army film 'Target for Today" that appears to show something similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Rugger Posted January 7 Share #34 Posted January 7 On 12/31/2023 at 12:05 AM, warguy said: Hello Old Rugger and welcome to the forum. Sadly my collection is in storage as I attempt to sell my house. Hopefully someone else will step in. Good luck, hope you enjoy it here. Thank you. Yes if anyone can help I'd appreciate it. I want to see if I can have a custom b2 made, proper height/depth so it looks legit and not like a baseball cap as has been pointed out in this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomfixer Posted January 10 Share #35 Posted January 10 On 1/6/2024 at 10:24 PM, Old Rugger said: Thank you. Yes if anyone can help I'd appreciate it. I want to see if I can have a custom b2 made, proper height/depth so it looks legit and not like a baseball cap as has been pointed out in this thread. I can dig out my redskin tonight…the problem with all the repros that I see is the crown… originals have a flat top and a high rear… the rear and top come together at almost a right angle , not slopped or arched…the snaps for O2 mask are cool… I’ve seen B-1s with the mask snaps.. nice mod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Rugger Posted January 12 Share #36 Posted January 12 On 1/10/2024 at 10:40 AM, phantomfixer said: I can dig out my redskin tonight…the problem with all the repros that I see is the crown… originals have a flat top and a high rear… the rear and top come together at almost a right angle , not slopped or arched…the snaps for O2 mask are cool… I’ve seen B-1s with the mask snaps.. nice mod Thanks the cap has sterling Lieutenants bar on the front. you can see ho he pinned up the brim, so an officer or pilto that preferred this cap to others? Also I agree. the Eastman and Fivestar b2s seem to be the best repros, but no depth as you said, too shallow. SM Wholesale makes a Shaw Barton version that on their website is perfect, sans a label and no x stitches around base to hold ear flaps, the reality is the one I received from them looked like it was stitched in a hurry and no stress for details of the "lines" of the finished cap. I looked like i had a klingon forehead and a Japanese Tabi toe boot on top. I was displeased, notified them with photos by email and their online form and still need to call as they never replied. Looks like they had a lot of issue with these hats and customers. all would be good if it looked like their web image so they obviously did it right at least once :) yes if you could measure from the base to crown at back and sides. Also low to high etc. that would be great. also note what size cap your original is. A few of us theorized the repros were copied off a 6 7/8 but they didn't size up their patterns correctly to the other larger sizes hence looking like a low rise ball cap. thanks again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomfixer Posted January 12 Share #37 Posted January 12 Pm sent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Rugger Posted February 6 Share #38 Posted February 6 Still looking to get measurements from originals. If you could share maker and size. I'd like to make myself one that doesn't look like a ball cap! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Rugger Posted February 9 Share #39 Posted February 9 Also interesting to see how the width of the actual earflaps change with various sizing, if at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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