Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 ......and where can I get the metal frame gadget that we used to shape the top of our eight sided Marine utility covers? Be warned: when you get old this kind of question can get you committed by your kids or people who just don't understand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowderRiverCowboy Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 Morning to easy sir Grunt. com https://www.grunt.com/products/blk1?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIo9Lps4Ty_AIVOgCtBh0CmwzbEAQYBCABEgJ8F_D_BwE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckshot Bob Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perro Del Diablo Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 Cover block. Sgt grit has them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 2 hours ago, Buckshot Bob said: A Marine? That calls that head covering a "hat"?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 I might as well ask...WHY an eight sided cover? What is the origin of that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowderRiverCowboy Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 23 minutes ago, Subdeacon Joe said: I might as well ask...WHY an eight sided cover? What is the origin of that? Started as using the Army HBT hat , Marines however had the 8 points rotated so that they could add the EGA, its stayed since then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 9 minutes ago, PowderRiverCowboy said: Started as using the Army HBT hat , Marines however had the 8 points rotated so that they could add the EGA, its stayed since then That's what I've been able to find. But that Army hat stays round(ish) whereas the USMC cover is blocked so the the octagonal aspect is a defining characteristic. I will say that it looks sharper than the Army version. I remember back in the '60s talking with one of the neighbors as he blocked and starched his cover. So stiff it could almost double as a hardhat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 Alright, what is it called..... I'll bet that over the years it's been called lots of things ........ ........ almost all of them unprintable and impolite ....... .............. and sometimes inappropriate ............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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