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.
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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One of our many overseas clients, Mike in England has been buying hats from us since 2011! more testimonials…
From: Mike Jenner-Jones
Sent: July 19, 2020 7:26 AM
To: The Last Best West
Subject: Re: conchos for hatband
Perhaps I can share you some more with the Pecan Hang ‘Em High I wore at the 2018 Blue Rodeo. I hope you like my homage to Clint Eastwood and the Man with No Name character he portrayed in the Dollars Trilogy.
WHAT DOES CUSTOM MEAN?
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. If your old hat has a grosgrain ribbon and bow, our hatbands are designed to just slide over-top. This gives you a second unique look for your hat, just like the old-time cowboys used to do. And easily slides off, allowing for use on other hats. 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!
The early season Paladin gunfighter hat from the first years of the series. This hat has a 3 1/4″ brim and a 4 3/8″ crown
Have Gun Will Travel Cowboy Hat
Have Gun Will Travel was one of the most popular shows of its era, and the hat the character Paladin wore while out on his adventures, changed a number of times during the series 6 years.
An aging Randolph Scott was first offered the role of a Knight of the Old West. The role was physically demanding as the stories had Paladin travelling the West righting wrongs, from his base at the Carlton Hotel in San Francisco. Richard Boone ended up with the part, in Have Gun Will Travel; which became his signature role.
Paladin is the ultimate Old West Avenging Angel, he’s the old west equivalent of Denzil Washington’s Equalizer. And if you want to see one of the most chilling bad guy scenes in movie history watch Boone in Hombre. Like his holster and belt? Click for our Paladin Buscadero.
Didja Know? Richard Boone is descended from the brother of frontiersman, Daniel Boone. This hat is a relative of the Ben Wade, Big Jim, and The Quirt.
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 FRENCHYThanks for all your help over the past years … you should be called The first best west … Nick (Scotland)
Altimari TALL T COWBOY HATHi, 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 James Thornbury is a world-class guitar player and musician. Here’s a video on YouTube of James re-united and performing with seminal blues-rock band, Canned Heat.
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
