T H E H I STO R Y O F. . . PEAKY BLINDERS CAP
gang wore sharp suits,
impeccable coats with
underworld group were
amazing caps. This look
driven by poverty to
was favoured by
pickpocket and steal. A
members of the ‘Peaky
A lethal weapon that
lack of work made young
Blinder’ gang. The caps
came out of nowhere.
men idle; crime became a
continued to be used to
Hidden in the brims of
way of life. This gang built
create havoc in their
their Peaky Blinder Caps
up their reputation to
fights.
were blades, sewn into
become notorious
the rigid peak edge! With
criminals that dominated
one strike of the cap the
the area.
aggressor could take out their unsuspecting victim.
The antics of the gang were captured in a fiction base historic
A LETHAL WEAPON T H AT C A M E O U T OF NOWHERE.
tale. With some truths from the past, the ‘Peaky Blinders’ was
A notorious gang in
written into a screen
Birmingham, went by the
play. Adapted for a
name ’Peaky Blinders’,
television series with
from local slang at the
gang activity, violence
time, a ‘Blinder’ was
and a mounting
someone who looks
wealth all added to
particularly smart. This
their credibility. The
THE CAPS CONTINUED TO B E U S E D TO C R E AT E H AV O C I N THEIR FIGHTS.
