No. We do not make any claim as such and leave that judgement to others. We understand there are a number of minor differences including the felt used, the shade, the ribbon quality and other refinements. As many of our hats are sold to Indiana Jones fans we are of course sensitive to requests they make regarding the specifications of the hat. The hat is made for Hatsdirect (The Hattery) by Akubra Hats to our specifications and is not available through other outlets. This is the case for other exclusive styles we offer. 

Yes and no. We have custom styled Fed IVs on show in the shop. We are happy to sell these styled hats to customers if they like the displayed styling, otherwise we sell the open crown hats as shipped. We do not custom shape hats for mail order.

There can be a little variation from batch to batch but the variation is very marginal. Colors pictured on various forums often have little to do with reality and the variations seen are more to do with cameras and the photographer. We simply do not ship substandard hats. 

The Federation is blocked with virtually no taper. The Federation IV is slightly smaller than the previous model, if anything making the fit better. We have specific size instructions here. Customers who follow our instructions rarely have problems. We check all hats prior to shipping. No hat is sent out via mail order unless it is measuring true. Hats which are not measuring true do happen, we sell these in our shop where we can match a hat to a head size more accurately. We often can assist a customer with a more precise fitting if requested, or adjust a hat a little if required. If you are not sure ask us, we are available to help and do not mind taking time to get an order right.

Please note: The Hattery and this fedora hat are not affiliated or associated with Lucasfilm Ltd. or the Indiana Jones films and this product is not authorized by Lucasfilm Ltd.