Last Best West Cowboy Hats and Leather
MADE TO ORDER. MADE TO LAST. MADE IN AMERICA.
Our hand-made hats ship in 6-8 weeks and our custom cowboy leather in 3-5 weeks.
Here’s one of our latest testimonials from June 8 2020 from Ben Ellis who won our Mystery Hat Contest
We are designers and makers of hand made cowboy and western hats, leather holsters, sheaths, chaps, and other cowboy gear. If you are a returning client we say welcome back! And to all you fine folks who are visiting us for the first time – HOWDY!
2020 MEANS TWENTY YEARS ONLINE!
Many thanks to all our dedicated clients who have made this possible. And we look forward to offering great custom cowboy leather and the Internets largest selection of online custom hats for decades to come. All made in the USA.
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Purchase one of our fine beaver-blend hand made cowboy hats or fine cowboy leather, and you will receive the same quality and workmanship that is worn by more than a dozen of the world’s premier rodeo cowboys riding today. National Security Advisors, Production Companies, Marshals, Sheriffs, Musicians, Writers, Cartoonists, Artists, Athletes, Soldiers, and lots of every day folk love our products, and we hope you will as well. Testimonials
We have over 170 different hat styles in our catalog; enough for even the finickiest cowboy to find a hat style they like! And if you love Old West History you’ll enjoy going through over a hundred pages full of stories about the heroes and villains of the wild west.
We have everything from classic western hats from the 19th century to new versions of your favorite hats from the movies. Take your time, have a wander around. . .there’s lots to see in The Last Best West™.
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Last Best West Cowboy Hats
We allow clients to switch hatbands between hat styles, and request different crown and brim dimensions. As well you get your name stenciled on the sweatband inside the hat.
Last Best West Leather
We make our Hand Made Holsters, belts and Indian Rifle Sheaths to fit your firearms. We offer custom fit on our holsters for almost any pistol, and make our gun and cartridge belts to your waist and cartridge size. Enter your info in the comments box during checkout.
Classic Cowboy Leather
Hand Made Western Leather Holsters, Indian style rifle sheaths, chaps, and leather accessories that most every old west cowboy and wrangler would have needed to be a real working Buckaroo. Our old west single action holsters are true to the 19th century and perfect for SASS or cowboy action shooters.
All our holsters are lined
Our gun belt backs are suede so the belt stays where it is buckled. All our holsters have a hammer tie down or strap that goes across the action in the case of semi-automatic side arms. All our western holsters can be ordered in any draw style. Cross-draw or strong-hand draw. For the twist draw we recommend our classic Slim Jim holster :: Testimonials
M1911 Modern Shoulder Holster – A classic shoulder holster for a Semi Automatic
Adapted from a Texas pattern shoulder holster circa 1890. We have eliminated the chest strap and have secured the holster by using a strap and buckle that goes across your back, and over the opposite arm. As well we have angled the holster towards the centre of your chest, allowing for quick access. Comes with extra mag pouch. Holster shown is in a antique brown color.
Our leather cowboy holsters; belts and chaps are based on pictures from museums, archival photos and mail order catalogs from the late 1800s and early decades of the 20th century. And of course all the great Hollywood Westerns of the past 100 years.
Replacement Hat Bands
Our creative and original hat band designs are just the thing to jazz up an old hat, or give a new hat a different look. The designs are different enough to appeal to most people, and a great gift for any cowboy that likes to stand out from the herd!
HISTORY OF HAT BANDS
In the middle ages when men went off to war it was customary to take a feather from their loved one. Because men were mostly right-handed, a man would typically lead with their right side when fighting with a sword. The challenge was where to put the feather. At first war fighters would stick the feather in the band of their hat on the right. But soldiers quickly learned it could affect their sight, so the cavaliers adapted and the feather was moved to the left side of the crown, where the bow remains today.
COWBOY
MOVIE HATS
BEFORE 1970
LADIES COWBOY HATS
CLASSIC AND MODERN
OVER SIZED
COWBOY HATS
BIG BRIMMED HATS
Sam Elliot Movie Hat from Conagher
Everyone’s favorite cowboy, Sam Elliot, plays Conn Conagher, a hard working cowboy just looking to do his job and mind his own business, in this classic western story by author Louis L’Amour. The supporting cast is dang impressive with many of the best cowboy character actors of the day either helping or opposing Conagher in this 1991 film. And as a visitor recently reminded us – this Louis L’Amour character carried a Schofield in his holster.
Here’s some great dialogue from the film, at the point where Conagher has had enough of hiding and has decided to go on the offence.
Seaborn Tay (Ken Curtis): I don’t know you, cowboy, and you don’t know me, but if you got any ideas about bucking trouble, I’m afraid you’re going to have to go it alone.
Conn Conagher: You want to help me?
Seaborn Tay : Well, I’m up into my 70s, boy. And I got a bum ticker to boot. I was kind of hoping to just live out my days and not die out on some sandy slope with lead in my guts. If they get me out on that range, they’ll kill me for sure and then just take my cattle as they please… with nobody to stop ’em.
Conn: What if they come after you?
Seaborn Tay: If they come after me, I damn sure will fight.
Conn: You better keep a rifle handy.
Quotable Quotes
“The Old West is not a certain place in a certain time, it’s a state of mind. It’s whatever you want it to be.”
— Tom Mix
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Macfarren FRENCHY
Thanks for all your help over the past years … you should be called The first best west … Nick (Scotland)
Altimari TALL T COWBOY HAT
Hi, Sonja: Just wanted to let you know I LOVE the hat. Couldn’t be happier!
And the care sheet was a very nice touch, too. Thank you! Best regards, Bill Altimari
Hi Sonja, I received my (modified City Lights) hat yesterday. It is everything I hoped it would be, I absolutely LOVE it. Thank you for fixing it exactly as I asked, it is truly a custom hat. I have always wanted a custom hat and finally found it. Thank you so much for your customer service and attention to detail.
Hi Sonja, We are loving James’s custom lid (Modified Custer) and wanted to send you a glimpse of its new home. Next time James will be gigging in it! Thanks for everything. Rhyl and James in Australia. 01-13-13
We just received Josey Wales around 3:00pm. The box looked like it had been just put together. There was no dents scraped or tears in it. Josey was out of his barn so to speak but was in beautiful shape which is testament to the quality of the work that you do the hat blew us away blew us away.
Hat (Bullock) received…and I could not be more pleased with it. Your company is, hands down, my favorite hat-making company. You can quote me.
ARRIVED!!! And they (Combination Shoulder Holster) are stunning. Thank you so much for the amazing turnaround. That was light speed! It’s going to our weapons department and heading to set…We have had to have custom leather holsters made for other shows like “Westworld” and “Mind Hunter” and your work is outstanding. Love to circle back the next request. Please thank everyone for us, really appreciate the effort to make this happen!
In person the cowboys were mostly medium-sized men… quick and wiry, and as a rule very good-natured; in fact, it did not pay to be anything else. In character, their like never was or will be again. – Teddy Blue Abbott; Cowboy 1882
