Pooh Martini Henry Hat

The most uniquely British piece of head-wear in your collection. A.A. Milne's bear of very little brain, kitted out with a Martini-Henry rifle — the breechloading service rifle of the British Empire from 1871 through the 1880s, the rifle in the hands of the redcoats at Rorke's Drift, and the rifle Color Sergeant Bourne would have meant when he told the lieutenant they had "...a bayonet, sir, with some guts behind it" in the 1964 film Zulu. Milne served as a captain in the British Army during WWI; his England was the same England that built and shipped the Martini-Henry to every corner of the Empire. Pooh and the rifle belong to the same cultural inheritance — and this hat puts that whole British thing on your head with no apology and no explanation needed for anyone who recognizes the joke.

Four colors that trace the British soldier's century: True Red for the redcoat tradition that put British armies on parade ground from Waterloo to Rorke's Drift; True Navy for the Royal Navy and the seapower that carried British arms to every continent; Olive Drab Green for the khaki field service that took the Empire through both World Wars; and Black as the wearable everyday option. Built for British military history readers, Zulu film fans, Martini-Henry collectors, classic literature enthusiasts, military reenactors, A.A. Milne fans, parents who recognize the joke, and anyone who's ever quoted Color Sergeant Bourne with a straight face.

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Printed on the Port & Company CP80 six-panel twill cap — a structured, mid-profile classic with a hook-and-loop adjustable closure for one-size-fits-most fit. 100% cotton twill construction. Available in True Red, True Navy, Olive Drab Green, and Black. Ships in 2-4 business days from North Carolina.

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