Peaky Blinders Flat Cap Razor

They didn t have razor blades in their caps but birmingham s real gangsters were just as brutal.

Peaky blinders flat cap razor. Real peaky blinders baby faced gang who sewed razor blades into their flat caps to headbutt rivals violently terrorised the streets of birmingham in 1880s. They derived social power from robbery violence racketeering illegal bookmaking and the. The real peaky blinders and the london gang led by charles sabini famously wore the flat cap. The many names for peaky blinders hats.

Peaky was also a name for the flat caps worn in the show. 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. 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. Rumour has it a peaky blinders cap would contain a.

As legend the goes the peaky blinders gang sew razor blades into the peaks of their caps earning the. 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. For example we like to call the scally caps. Sewing disposable razor blades into the peaks of their flat caps.

We feel that name and hat perfectly fit the boston. In popular lore the name peaky blinders reportedly came from a particular practice that the gang members had. The truth behind peaky blinders. The razor blade in cap idea may also not have been possible at the time.

The idea was that. The real peaky blinders were defeated in 1910 by a rival gang and had disappeared from the scene by the outbreak of the. Did peaky blinders caps contain razor blades. Peaky blinders is the online home for our iconic peaky blinders 8 piece newsboy cap.

As mentioned the hats worn in peaky blinders tend to be considered a type of flat cap. Our sizes start at 55cm small 57cm medium 59cm large 61cm. The peaks of their flat caps into which had been sewn safety.