Where To Buy A Napoleon Hat

Posted on 05. May, 2009 by Cameron in Gifts

From the time I became obsessed with Napoleon I have wanted to own a Napoleonic-style bicorn. But I’ve never found a place that sells them – I mean, high quality ones, not the cheesy costume style.

In the comments section of an old post, Captain Flunky has pointed me to this site HatCrafters.com which seems to make a perfect replica (scroll down to the bottom of the page). The company is based in Philadelphia and their Web site is pretty old (Nicholas Stark – perhaps you can pay them a visit and see if they still exist!).

napoleon bicorn hat

Unique Napoleonic Gifts

Posted on 28. Sep, 2008 by Cameron in Gifts

What do you give loved ones who are also Napoleon buffs?

When I was in Ajaccio in July, I stumbled upon a wonderful store selling unique Napoleonic gifts – t-shirts, etc. All of them were custom designed and of a very high quality. Unfortunately, they don’t have a site I can link you to.

I have, however, found these wonderful Napoleon-themed gifts on Etsy.

Napoleon painting

Napoleon cushion

Ahem… did I mention it’s my birthday on Oct 10? :-)


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