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    • JCMx800J
      JCMx800
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      Cool!!! You ordered another one? Just for the case, that someone steals the hat…

      Les Paul -> ProCo Rat -> Super HardOn -> JCM800 Low Input
      XXX

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      • GraemeG
        Graeme
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        I've not ordered another one. Fortunately you're on the other side of the world, so you won't be stealing mine. 😉

        Besides, I'm sure that the Papa has plenty more things to sell me…

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        • JCMx800J
          JCMx800
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          I am looking forward to OD Avenger Cap!

          Custom felt lettering:

          Les Paul -> ProCo Rat -> Super HardOn -> JCM800 Low Input
          XXX

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          • JCMx800J
            JCMx800
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            Does the OG Ships Cap has a plastic snapback or leather? Maybe @tmg can answer my question?

            Les Paul -> ProCo Rat -> Super HardOn -> JCM800 Low Input
            XXX

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            • BroarkB
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              Still waiting on my cap, already getting hot here so it'll get used soon!

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              • tmgT
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                @JCMx800 it's plastic

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                • JCMx800J
                  JCMx800
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                  @tmg:

                  @JCMx800 it's plastic

                  Thank you sir!!!

                  Les Paul -> ProCo Rat -> Super HardOn -> JCM800 Low Input
                  XXX

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                  • tmgT
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                    No problem! Here's a pic of mine

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                    • Papa NuiP
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                      @JCMx800:

                      I am looking forward to OD Avenger Cap!

                      Custom felt lettering:

                      Well, this isn't exactly the Avenger, but the feeling is the same.  The lettering I hand cut out of felt and sewed on the front for a personalised custom. I was inspired by what I thought my baseball team, the Atoll Defenders would wear when playing the inter- island league out here in the South Pacific.
                      I really really encourage all to customise your stuff as this is very much in the spirit of what the Papa is all about. Take a GI issue item and make it your own, give it an identity. The Avenger will eventually be a modified version of my classic Corsairs cap. It's constructed of 9oz olive drab herringbone twill with a billiard green underbrim to cut the glare. John Lofgren is busy sampling as we speak working hard to achieve the Papa's exacting specifications.

                      Semper Papa

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                      • AnesthetistA
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                        Might as well just take my money now Papa 🙂

                        IG: bluehandsslim

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                        • GraemeG
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                          @Papa Nui posted this on his Instagram feed the other day. It's an Ansel Adams photo of an interned Japanese man during WW2.

                          Is it wrong that I like the cap?

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                          • Papa NuiP
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                            @Graeme:

                            @Papa Nui posted this on his Instagram feed the other day. It's an Ansel Adams photo of an interned Japanese man during WW2.

                            Is it wrong that I like the cap?

                            Not at all!! The cap is most likely a US issue mountain troops cap, think 10th Mountain Division. It was freezing cold out in these desert camps so anything to keep warm. What's more although the Japanese were interned they were all American citizens and so had free reign of the camp and certainly 'liberties' to work outside the fences on various agricultural projects. This was the norm until the government passed laws that allowed them to join the US Army where they formed up the nisei regiments. They fought in Europe against the Germans and become the most decorated unit in American military history. A great story! But back to the cap. If you like this style then C.C. Filson do a fantastic tincloth version.

                            Semper Papa

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                            • ChrisC
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                              @Graeme:

                              Is it wrong that I like the cap?

                              Wrong that you like the cap?  No, not at all.  Wrong that we rounded up our own citizens and put them in internment camps?  That's a different issue altogether.

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                              • BroarkB
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                                Here's my overdyed corsairs, really like the black / brownish color.



                                I like how lightweight the cap is. Also the bill isn't as firm as other caps I own, nice detail.
                                The fabric and true color is pretty difficult to photograph.
                                Fits a little tight right now but I do need a haircut…
                                I'm sure this won't be my last Papa cap, the avenger cap looks interesting!

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                                • seanoconoS
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                                  Looks great, Broark. I wonder if the Papa will overdye any of the OD Avengers in the pipeline? That could be really cool, too. I am going to pick one up, either way.

                                  FWIW, my Corsairs was a touch snug when I first received it (I also need a haircut), but it loosened up the perfect amount with a few wears. Such a nice cap– especially for warmer climates.

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                                  • Papa NuiP
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                                    @seanocono:

                                    Looks great, Broark. I wonder if the Papa will overdye any of the OD Avengers in the pipeline? That could be really cool, too. I am going to pick one up, either way.

                                    FWIW, my Corsairs was a touch snug when I first received it (I also need a haircut), but it loosened up the perfect amount with a few wears. Such a nice cap– especially for warmer climates.

                                    The idea behind the over dyed was inspired by the Makin Island Raids in 1942. There was very little specialisation in those days so some bright spark on a Submarine probably decided it would be great to vat dye all the units combat clothes black so they would have more stealth when they hit the atoll. The Corsairs cap in overdye is concieved from that concept.

                                    Semper Papa

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                                    • seanoconoS
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                                      Very cool. Thank you for the backstory on your inspiration.

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                                      • BroarkB
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                                        I've been wearing it since I picked it up from my mailbox, and I've already noticed a little stretch.
                                        I'm guessing the overdye treatment got all the shrinkage out.
                                        Neat history tidbit behind the overdye too!

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                                        • Chiba J.C
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                                          Question for the Papa. What jacket are you wearing here?

                                          http://papanuisays.blogspot.jp/2014/01/combat-corsairs-caps-now-all-japan.html

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                                          • JCMx800J
                                            JCMx800
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                                            The OD looks great!

                                            Les Paul -> ProCo Rat -> Super HardOn -> JCM800 Low Input
                                            XXX

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