Peaky Blinders Flat Cap Razor

Every stitch every detail has been not only well thought out but it s all been made with the highest attention to detail and by hand.

Peaky blinders flat cap razor.

We feel that name and hat perfectly fit the boston. The peaky blinders were an urban street gang based in birmingham england that operated from the end of the 19th century to after the first world war the group which grew out of the harsh economic deprivations of working class britain was composed largely of young men of lower to middle classes. Peaky blinders is the online home for our iconic peaky blinders 8 piece newsboy cap. Peaky was also a name for the flat caps worn in the show.

For example we like to call the scally caps. Rumour has it a peaky blinders cap would contain a. Sewing disposable razor blades into the peaks of their flat caps. Our sizes start at 55cm small 57cm medium 59cm large 61cm.

The real peaky blinders and the london gang led by charles sabini famously wore the flat cap. The peaky blinders so called because of their deadly flat caps terrorised birmingham from the late 1800s into the early 20th century when the city was a world industrial centre. There are many different names that refer to flat caps. Did peaky blinders caps contain razor blades.

The razor blade in cap idea may also not have been possible at the time. As mentioned the hats worn in peaky blinders tend to be considered a type of flat cap. The real peaky blinders were defeated in 1910 by a rival gang and had disappeared from the scene by the outbreak of the. The truth behind peaky blinders.

As legend the goes the peaky blinders gang sew razor blades into the peaks of their caps earning the. They didn t have razor blades in their caps but birmingham s real gangsters were just as brutal. In popular lore the name peaky blinders reportedly came from a particular practice that the gang members had. The idea was that.

The peaks of their flat caps into which had been sewn safety. They derived social power from robbery violence racketeering illegal bookmaking and the. Handmade using melton wool available in a variety of colours patterns the newsboy cap has been known as a baker boy cap cheese cutter cabbie cap paperboy this edwardian classic is now available to you direct from our online store.