Anybody who knows about that vest is a big time Dukes fan. Welcome to the HazzardNet. I always wondered about all that stuff too. I was 25 when the show got cancelled but I wish I would have known what I know now. I would have tried to find a way to get some of that stuff.
I'd sell my house for an original red Jesse hat. Even if it meant living in a tent. I did contact Denver Pyle's son quite a few years ago but he referred me to Denver's widow, who I couldn't get ahold of.