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[edit] Not a ranger hat

http://www.millerhats.com/productimages/162.jpg That's a ranger hat, the kind Fidel Castro wore. Ranger hat should have its own article, and should NOT redirect here. I had a hell of a time finding the name of this type of hat, even though I see a lot of people wearing them. Sandwiches99 (talk) 22:00, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

You mean the patrol cap; never hear it called a ranger hat. Ranger in this context is a reference to forest ranger. --— Gadget850 (Ed) ^talk - 22:05, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Unsatisfactory sentence

"The origins of the hat can be traced to the 1840s when army troops posted in the west happily donned themselves civilian hats which were far more practical than the shakos or kepis then in vogue with most western armies."

The above sentence is somewhat unsatisfactory. The word "west" and "western" appear. Does the first reference mean "the west" of the United States ? Does the second reference to "western armies" refer to the US armies in the west, or "western" as in West European/North American? Eregli bob (talk) 15:38, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

Good points. If you tag these with {{vague}}, we can get this fixed. I'm going to be out of the net for the next week. --— Gadget850 (Ed) ^talk - 16:25, 2 May 2008 (UTC)