MLE-49 French Indochina & Algeria Bush Hat

MLE-49 FRENCH INDOCHINA & ALGERIA BUSH HAT

Mle-49 ‘Le Chapeau de Brousse’ Famous and very hard to find, French ‘bush hat’ as used by the French Foreign Legion during their conflicts in Vietnam and Algerian theaters of operation. We have a small number of new manufactured Mle-49 hats in the almost impossible to find size of U.S. size 7-1/2" (Large)!!! We also have some in 7-1/4". There are faithfully made in a heavy khaki cotton with traditional batting in the brim ( not cardboard !).
2 grommets on each side with brim snap on one side.

Because of the difficulty and labor intensive sewing pattern that encompassed the entire hat to make it durable to the standards of the Legion, we had to work with a number of manufacturers before we found one who could get it right! You’ll love this hat on the farm, camping, travelling etc! We like it because it is truly a bush hat that looks ‘hard core adventurer’, and not commercial traveler. The type you’d wear all year round in Panama or Alaska!