Campaign hat

[Fred]

A long time ago, a very old timer who'd been a Marine in the 1930's and through WWII, told me that the reason he'd curled the back brim of his cover up Was so that he could fire his 1903 in the prone position and the back of his shoulders wouldn't push his cover forward to interfere with his shots.
Sounds correct to me. Any opinions?

[Fred]

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[Roadkingtrax]

Yes, same is true today.

[Fred]

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[Fred]

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[Ken The Kanuck]

I wonder why there is a pair of boots in front of the Thompson on the right?

KTK

[Fred]

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[Fred]

I told a buddy of mine that he could have this hat if he'd like because he used to be in The Corps. He said that nobody but John Wayne curled his cover like that. I think he intended to iron the brim out again. I told him that he could try to appear like a drill instructor, but he'd only be a fraud because he never was one. That this cover belonged to a Nip killin Rifleman.

I'm not sure he should be given it.