Wanted Dead or Alive

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4", 4-1/4" or 4-1/2" crown

3-1/2" brim w/ bound edge

In sizes:
6 7/8 to 7 5/8

     The Wanted Dead or Alive hat was a popular style cowboy hat at the
time (1958-1961). Having what we hat guys call a telescope crown.
Meaning the dome is telescoped down via a circular crease which,
viewed from the top, forms a ring. Steve McQueen's hat started the
series with a 4 1/2" crown and the crown height was reduced to 4 1/4" or
4" later in the series. We recommend 4 1/4 for most people.
McQueen's brim was 3 1/2" with a narrow ribbon bound edge, it's hard to
see but it's there. You can get a 4" brim if you like but in the heavier
10X Beaver ONLY.
     Wanted Dead or Alive is one of my all-time favorite T.V. Westerns. I
just couldn't get enough of Steve Mcqueen firing the "mare's leg".
Steve McQueen had a very menacing way about him in that show that
made him a natural for the bounty hunter. I don't know why Wanted Dead
or Alive didn't last much longer. Probably because McQueen had movie
offers.
     Did you know that the mare's leg used by Steve McQueen as The
Bounty Hunter was a model 1892 Winchester, while the time period was
1870's. Furthermore the 1892 was a short action, pistol caliber only
weapon. But McQueen had large 45 - 70 cartridges in his belt. And if
the '92 could chamber 45-70s you might load two into that short
magazine tube. I didn't know all this when I was a kid watching Josh
Randall blaze away with that awesome sawed off rifle.
     If you saw Zombieland you would have seen the "Mare's Leg"
brought back. I think Steve McQueen smiled down on that!

Available in:

Knudsen 20X Beaver:
Black: $519.98
Sand, Silverbelly: $585.98

Knudsen 10X Beaver
(heavy weight)
Blk, Choco, Pecan, Grey: $298.98
Fawn, Sand, Silverbelly: $359.98

10X Beaver (med weight)
Blk, Choco, Pecan, : $229.98
Sand, Silverbelly: $239.98

Genuine Leather cord band:
$10