the last best west hats Archives

Young Jake Custom Hat

$385.00 – $815.00

Our take on the Young Jake Custom Handmade Hat from Comanche Moon.{2008}.

We start with an over sized hat body to make the Young Jake hat style with its tall modified 4 dent military crown and a extra wide brim for great sun and weather protection. Walk around in your own shade with this big brimmed hat!

Crown 6 inches
Brim 4 3/4"
Crown: Modified Sagebrush
Hatband: 1" Satin Ribbon/Bow
Color shown: Bone
Brim: Kettle curl/handroll – Bound
Personalized with your name inside the crown
Hatband not sold separately

Yellowstone Kelly Hat

$380.00 – $825.00

an authentic old west hat with over sized brim Yellowstone Kelly Custom Hat - We introduced this hat design in 2008 based on what we think Yellowstone Kelly is wearing in the historical photo from the 1890s. The brim we have pretty dang close and we have used a crown treatment that would have been in keeping with the style exhibited by this cultured warrior.

CROWN: 5 1/2 inches
BRIM: 4 1/2 inches
Crown Shape: Modified Cavalry Pinch
Color: Whiskey
Brim: Hand rolled with 1" kettle curl Bound Edge
Hatband: 1" inch Chocolate brown satin with 1898 bow
Personalized with your name inside the crown

Yakima Cowboy Hat

$400.00 – $810.00

Our take on the Yakima Cowboy Hat - a classic b-western cowboy hat Yakima Canutt rode his success as a Champion Rodeo Cowboy, into the early days of Hollywood to become one of the first silent movie stars.

Crown: 6" inches 4 Dent Military
Brim: 5 inches Kettle Curl with bound edge and hand roll
Color: Granite.
Hatband: 1 inch satin with 1898 bow.
Personalized with your name inside the crown

Wyatt Handmade Hat

$355.00 – $785.00

Wyatt Handmade Hat - This is the hat style worn by Kevin Costner in 1994s, Wyatt Earp. This style has the same basic shape and design as a traditional 19th century Cavalry Hat. Differences: Centre crease is fatter, side creases are longer and wider, and the brim is flatter with a downturn at the front and back.

Crown: 5" inches
Brim: 4"
Color Shown: Black with optional light trail dust
Available in all colors (see below)
Crown: Modified 3 pinch cavalry
Brim: Hand Rolled-Open
Hatband: 1" inch grosgrain ribbon with bow

Wyatt Earp – My Darling Clementine Cowboy Hat

$380.00 – $785.00

The hat style worn by Henry Fonda as Wyatt Earp in My Darling Clementine. This distinctive looking hat is a cousin of the Open Range and a relation of the Wasey, and the Conagher. Smaller brimmed then the Open Range, our version is also similar to the hat seen in The Man who shot Liberty Valance.

Crown: 6" inches Modified 3 dent Sagebrush.
Brim: 3 1/2" inches Hand Rolled with bound edge
Color Shown: Granite Available in all colors, see color tabs below
Hatband: 3/4" Satin with bow

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Winchester 73 Ready to Ship Movie Hat

Winchester 73 ready to ship movie hat - Pure beaver (100X) in size 6 7/8 The Winchester Hat was one of the favorite cowboy hat styles of James Stewart's. This great looking cowboy movie hat has a modified Canadian shaped crown with a hand shaped brim with a bound edge. Final sale.

Crown 5 inches
Brim: 3 1/2"
Color : Sand.
Crown: Modified Canadian.
Brim: Hand Shaped-Bound.
Hatband: 1" Satin with Bow.
SIZE: 6 7/8

Winchester 73 Movie Hat

$355.00 – $785.00

Winchester '73 movie hat - a Jimmy Stewart movie hat hand made from the last best west The Winchester Hat was one of the favorite cowboy hat styles of James Stewart's. This great looking cowboy movie hat has a modified Canadian shaped crown with a hand shaped brim with a bound edge. Add our optional heavy trail dust (check out the options tab below) to get the heavily worn look of the movie hat.

Crown 4 3/4 inches
Brim: 4"
Color Shown: Bone.
Crown: Modified Canadian.
Brim: Hand Shaped-Bound.
Hatband: 1" Satin with Bow.

Wild Wild West Hat

$380.00 – $785.00

Our version of the classic Wild Wild West Cowboy Hat has a Texas Flat crown and a wide 3 3/4" brim. Click on the tabs below to see our hat options and colors.

Color Shown: Sahara
Crown: 4 1/2" inches Texas Flat
Brim: 3 3/4" inches hand shaped and rolled-Open
Hatband: 1" custom leather with buffalo side concho

Wild Bill Movie Hat

$390.00 – $845.00

Our take on the Wild Bill Movie Hat from Wild Bill (1995) The Wild Bill has an open crown, like our Boss of the Town, and a 5 inch brim, with a large kettle curl and bound edge. Our hat's of to Captain Mac for ordering the first one.

Crown: 5" inches Open
Brim: 5" Kettle Curl; Saucy roll on left - bound brim edge
Color Shown: Bone
Hatband: 1" satin ribbon and bow.

Westerner Movie Hat

$390.00 – $780.00

Westerner Movie Hat - Our take on Gary Cooper's, Cole Hardin hat from The Westerner (1940) This classic old west hat has a soft telescope crown, with a big 4 inch brim, and a gentle dip to the front and back. Shown with our optional medium trail dust our Westerner Movie Hat could easily be mistaken for the hat worn by Denzel Washington as Chisholm in the new western remake of the 1960s iconic film The Magnificent Seven. All it needs is a narrow cord hatband. If you want the Chisolm version, just ask for it in the PRODUCTION NOTES section of your order.

Crown Height: 4 1/2"
Brim: 4"
Crown: Soft Telescope
Color shown: Black with optional light Trail Dust
Brim: hand shaped with slight roll - Open
Hatband: 1" custom leather hatband
Personalized with your name inside the crown

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Weekender Ready to Ship Hat

Weekender Ready to Ship Hat - 20X (50% Beaver) Chocolate Size 7 1/8 This stylish women’s hat is perfect for cool days enjoying the outdoors, watching the leaves fall and enjoying the crisp air. Or for a night on the town and dance the night away! Color: Chocolate in 20X beaver fur felt with matching grosgrain ribbon and bow. CROWN: 4 3/4 fedora style BRIM: 2 3/4″ inches SIZE: 7 1/8 THIS IS A READY TO SHIP HAT in brand-new condition. Final sale.

Virgil Cole Movie Hat

$355.00 – $780.00

Our take on the Virgil Cole Movie Hat - from Appaloosa {2008} Our Virgil Cole Hat is the cowboy hat worn by Ed Harris in 2008s excellent Western Film, Appaloosa. This is also the hat with only minor changes (a front pinch to the crown and a bit more roll to the brim) that Mr. Harris wears as The Man in Black, in HBOs new western hit, Westworld. It's almost like the character is patterned after a mean and vicious Virgil Cole. If you would like The Man in Black version, add the request to the PRODUCTION NOTES. The style is a an adjusted version of a basic Boss of the Plains style cowboy hat. Add a homburg dent to the crown and give a nice dip to the front of the brim and there she be. Pretty close to a Fort Bragg version of the US Cavalry Hat from the 1870s.

Crown: 4 1/2" inches Modified Homburg dent
Brim: 4"' inches Hand worked-bound
Color Shown: Black
Hatband: 1" Satin with bow

Turkey Creek Movie Hat

$355.00 – $780.00

Our take on the Turkey Creek Movie Hat - from Tombstone {1993} Nothing too complicated about this hat, worn by one of the great character actors of the last 50 years, Buck Taylor. Turkey Creek Movie Hat has the 4 dent military crown with a hand shaped brim.

Crown: 6" inches Open - 4 dent military
Brim: 4" Hand shaped and bent-Bound
Color Shown: Bone. Movie Hat is undyed natural
Hatband: 1" satin ribbon and bow

Top Hand Cowboy Hat

$385.00 – $785.00

Top Hand Cowboy Hat - A Hybrid Cowboy Hat – between the traditional and the modern. 19th Century Cavalry crown working, combined with a modern rodeo turn to the brim. Setting the whole look off is a contrasting bound brim, and satin hat band. This is one of the most popular looks sported by professional cowboys. This hat will get lots of attention at the barn dance, or in the winner's circle.

Crown: 5" inches 3 Pinch Cavalry Crease
Brim: 4 1/4" inches Hand Curled and bound
Color: Bone
Hatband: Contrasting chocolate brown 1/2″ Satin Ribbon w/Matching bound edge
Personalized with your name inside the crown

Tom Mix B-Movie Hat

$400.00 – $810.00

Tom Mix B-Movie hat - A hat style popular with early film star Tom Mix Tom Mix was likely cinema's first movie star, starring in dozens of silent and talkie westerns, at the dawn of cinema in the 1920s and 30s. Mix was a small man who liked big hats, and was the first movie star earning 40,000 a week in 1925. This classic old B-Movie hat has a sagebrush crown, and a big 4 3/4 inch brim with a large kettle curl and bound brim edge.

Crown: 6 inches, Modified Sagebrush
Brim 4 3/4" Kettle Curl, bound edge
Color Shown: Bone
Hatband: 1 inch satin with bow.
Personalized with your name inside the crown

Tom Harte Movie Hat

$380.00 – $780.00

Our take on the Tom Harte movie hat The Tom Harte hat is worn by Thomas Haden-Church and he crafts as fine a cowboy hero as you'll find and standouts as Tom Harte in HBO's, Broken Trail. {2006} A saucy upturn to the right of the brim gives this cowboy movie hat it's distinctive look.

CROWN: 5 inches
BRIM: 4"
Color Shown: Chocolate Brown
Crown: Modified Cavalry Crease
Brim: heavy roll on right -bound
Hatband: 1" inch grosgrain ribbon and bow

Tom Harte Movie Hat - from the mini-series Broken Trail (2006)

Thing Movie Hat

$410.00 – $830.00

Our take on Kurt Russell's hat from the Thing. The Thing Movie Hat - This 4 dent military style has the largest dimensions we can make. A 6 inch crown with a 5" brim. If you'd like the brim flatter on the sides, just put that request in the Production Notes box below.

Crown: 6 inches
Brim: 5"
Crown: 4 Dent Military
Color Shown: Chocolate
Brim: Hand Shaped -open
Hatband: Wrapped 3/4" distressed leather strapping/windstring
Personalized with your name inside the crown

There Will Be Blood Hat

$375.00 – $780.00

Our version of the Daniel Plainview hat - There Will be Blood Hat We show our Daniel Plainview Hat with a contrasting hat band and bound edge; Movie Hat is a Pecan color with a matching Satin Ribbon and Bow and bound edge. If you wish a different color hat band and bound edge please enter it in the PRODUCTION NOTES section as you build your hat below. Similar crown styles Wasey, Byron McCelroy, Conagher

Crown 5 inches
Brim: 3"
Hatband: 1 1/2" grosgrain ribbon and bow.
Crown: modified Sagebrush
Brim: pencil rolled with a slight hand roll
Color Shown: natural with a chocolate brown ribbon, bow, and bound edge.
Musician Favorite

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The Mick Ready to Ship Hat

The Mick Ready to Ship Hat in Pure Beaver, Size 7 3/8 This classic town hat is our version of the Mick Hat from the legendary film, Rocky. The character of Rocky's Trainer was played by Burgess Meredith and he is brilliant, giving a nuanced performance. Maybe we should have called it Punchy because this trilby hat gives instant character! This style of hat is a musician favorite. QUALITY: Pure Beaver 100X COLOR: Whisky HATBAND: Matching 1 inch grosgrain ribbon and bow CROWN: 4 ″ BRIM: 2 1/8″ inches with a heavy pencil roll SIZE: 7 3/8 Musician favorite THIS IS A READY TO SHIP HAT in brand-new condition. Final sale.

The Lone Ranger Hat

$355.00 – $850.00

This is our take on the Lone Ranger hat from the 1950s era western series, popularized by actor Clayton Moore.

Crown: 5" inches
Brim: 4"
Color Shown: Bone
Available in all colors (see below)
Brim: hand rolled with kettle curl
Hatband: twisted leather
Comes with matching wind string

The General Town Hat

$355.00 – $770.00

The General Town Hat - Short Crown, small brim this design goes back to the mid to late 1800s – and was a favorite hat style during the American Civil War. Striking looking hat, it looks extremely good on women.

CROWN HEIGHT: 3 1/2"
BRIM: 2 1/2
Hatband:1 1/2" chocolate brown satin ribbon and bow with matching bound edge.
Crown:Texas Straight
Brim:Hand Shaped Bound
Color shown: Sahara in 20X beaver fur felt
Personalized with your name inside the crown

The Drover from Australia

$375.00 – $2,810.00

The Drover from Australia - From the western, Australia. The style of cowboy hat worn by Hugh Jackman as Drover, hand made in 100x Mink fur felt by the last best west™.

Mink fur has 2 layers of fur protected by thick oil making it wonderfully waterproof. The thick under fur is protected by slightly longer guard hairs making the fur amazingly soft and luxurious. Mink coats and other clothing typically sell for 2000 dollars to 15,000 or even more. These mink hat bodies are some of the finest on the market and are relatively scarce in comparison to beaver hat bodies. As a result they are highly sought after and sell out quickly. For hat style you can go with the Drover or any hat we currently make. Any hat, any style - same price. Hat Catalog

PRICE: $1590.00
Choose the Drover or pick any hat style from our catalog- put your hat selection in the PRODUCTION NOTES section below
Color shown: Natural in 100x Mink Fur Felt
Mink is available in natural colors or darker only
Drover Crown: 4 1/2" inch pecan top with front pinch
Brim: 3 1/2" hand shaped with large kettle curl
Hatband: 1" grosgrain ribbon and custom twisted leather over top
MINK and CHINCHILLA hats come with a hard hat can and hat brush

Texican Movie Hat

$380.00 – $785.00

Texican Movie Hat - Our take on Audie Murphy's favorite Cowboy hat hand made by the last best west Audie Murphy was recruited by Hollywood because of his WWII fame, and was soon an up and coming movie star. He is best remembered for his westerns, of which he made several memorable ones. Films like Seven Ways from Sundown,The Texican, Destry, Gunsmoke, Ride a Crooked Trail, and The Unforgiven, are just a few.

CROWN HEIGHT: 4 1/2" Modified Canadian
BRIM: 3 1/2" Hand shaped and rolled - Open
Color Shown: Silver belly.
Hatband: Custom 1" black leather.

Texas Jack Vermillion Hat

$355.00 – $780.00

Our take on the Texas Jack Vermillion Hat - from Tombstone {1993} Another uncomplicated hat. This is the hat style worn by Peter Sherayko as Texas Jack Vermillion. A classic Boss of the Plains, with a pushed up front and bound edge. Shown with optional windstring. Movie hat is a bone color.

Crown: 4" Open - Uncreased
Brim: 4 inches Pushed up centre-right front, flat/bound edge
Color Shown: undyed natural
Hatband: Custom 1" satin ribbon and bow.

Tall T Custom Cowboy Hat

$390.00 – $790.00

the Tall T Custom Cowboy Hat - From the 1957 movie. Randolph Scott's favorite cowboy hat. This style of hat, the Tall T Custom Cowboy Hat can be seen in many of Scott's best films and starting in 1947 Randolph Scott made only westerns. Shown in our Silver Mist color, which is a true pale gray and a rich, authentic old west color.

Crown 5 inches
Brim: 4"
Color Shown: Silver Mist
Crown: Modified cavalry
Brim: Hand rolled and shaped-Open
Hatband: 1/2" twisted buckskin/w custom wind string.

Sundance Kid Cowboy Hat

$390.00 – $770.00

Sundance Kid Cowboy Hat - Our take on a classic western movie hat the hat worn by Robert Redford in 1969s, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. This hat is pretty nondescript and is a good representation of the type of hat that would have been seen in the later half of the 19th century on many of the cowboys riding through the west.

Crown: 4 1/4" inches Telescope
Brim: 3 1/4 inches open with a gentle hand-roll
Color: Chocolate with light trail dust
Hatband: 1/2" distressed brown leather
Personalized with your name inside the crown

Schofield Kid Classic Cowboy Hat

$395.00 – $825.00

The Schofield Kid Classic Cowboy Hat - We've refined the look of the movie hat by adding a bit of a kettle curl and hand roll. And like the movie version we've added a wider brim to the classic bowler crown.

An authentic 19th century cowboy hat design that would feel at home anywhere in the old west.

Other bowlers Masterson :: King

Color shown: Black
Available in all colors (see color tab below)
Crown: 5" Bowler
Brim: 2 3/4" with kettle curl and hand roll
Hatband: 1 1/2" grosgrain ribbon and bow

Roy Goode (Godless) Cowboy Hat

$375.00 – $780.00

Roy Goode Cowboy Hat, from the Netflix limited series, Godless.

Our Roy Goode (Godless) Cowboy Hat has a classic 4 inch crown with a slight front pinch. Our Godless cowboy hat has a distinctive and dynamic brim treatment that is sure to get second looks whether you're in the boardroom or at a barn dance. A classic gunfighter hat.

CROWN: 4 inches
BRIM: 3 3/4"
Crown: Slight front pinch, Pecan top.
Brim: oversized snap fedora brim
Hatband: 1" satin ribbon
Color: gun barrel grey
Personalized with your name inside the crown

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Rowdy Yates Ready to Ship Hat

Rowdy Yates Ready to Ship Hat in Pure Beaver, Size 7 3/8 This small brimmed hat is the style worn by Clint Eastwood in that old TV western series, Rawhide (1959-1965) . We have added our optional medium trail dust, giving the hat that worn, just off the cattle drive look. Final sale.

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Crown Height: 4" inches
Brim Width: 3 1/4" with bound edge
Crown Style: Pinched front, pecan top
Color: Sand in 100X beaver fur-felt with medium trail dust
Hatband: 1 inch rough out leather and comes with a windstring (no grommets)
100X (pure beaver) Beaver Fur felt in size 7 3/8

THIS IS A READY TO SHIP HAT in like-new condition

Rowdy Yates

$380.00 – $795.00

A reproduction of the Rowdy Yates TV Hat This small brimmed hat is the style worn by Clint Eastwood in that old TV western series, Rawhide (1959-1965) . We have added our optional medium trail dust, giving the hat that worn, just off the cattle drive look. You can add trail dust below as you build your hat.

Crown Height: 4" inches
Brim Width: 3 1/4" with bound edge
Crown Style: Pinched front, pecan top
Color: Sand in 100X beaver fur-felt with optional medium trail dust
Hatband: 1 inch rough out leather comes with a windstring as shown

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Rigby Reardon Ready to Ship Fedora

Rigby Reardon Ready to Ship Fedora – our version of the hat from Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid. {1982} Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid may be the cleverest movie in the history of film. This was the first film that cut in classic film scenes and legendary film stars into the plot and dialogue of the story. Final sale. More fedoras

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Brim 2 3/4″ inches
Crown 5"
Hatband: 2″ Grosgrain ribbon and bow.
Crown: Fedora
Brim: Snap Brim, hand shaped Open
Color: Black in 5X Beaver Fur felt
Size 7 3/8

THIS IS A READY TO SHIP HAT in like-new condition.

Rifleman TV Series Hat

$380.00 – $815.00

Rifleman TV Series Hat a hand-made classic hat by the last best west - our version of the hat from The Rifleman series {1958-1963} Chuck Connors' Lucas McCain hat Crown: Modified Cavalry Brim: Hand Rolled Open Hatband: Custom 1 1/4" Leather with conchos Color shown: Whiskey in 20X Beaver Fur-felt Chuck Connors was deadly with his big loop Winchester Model 1892 and filled the screen as Lucas McCain in the classic TV. western; The Rifleman. This is his hat. Only 12 men have played pro Basketball and Baseball. Chuck Connors was one of them. His long acting career began in 1952, and he never got a better role than that of rancher, and single father, Lucas McCain.

Randall Bragg Movie Hat

$390.00 – $810.00

Our take on the Randall Bragg Movie Hat - from Appaloosa {2008} Jeremy Irons crafts an intriguing Randall Bragg, a well dressed, well-connected, sophisticated Cattle Baron who gets what he wants, when he wants it. Appaloosa is such a good story, with all the actors doing a fine job of moving the story along. Our Randall Bragg Movie Cowboy Hat has a telescope crown, pencil rolled brim, and is then hand-shaped and rolled higher on the left. We have used 10 cut-out star conchos strung out along a piece of 1/2" inch of leather.

Color Shown: Black
Crown: 4" inches Telescope
Brim: 3 1/2" Pencil rolled and hand shaped-bound
Hatband: Custom 1/2" leather with 10 small star conchos. Includes custom windstring.

Quigley Cowboy Hat

$410.00 – $850.00

Quigley Cowboy hat - Pinches and dents on hat crowns originated by working cowboys so they could more easily pick up their hats. The 3 pinch cavalry style is likely the most common as this creasing allows you to easily pick up or handle your hat. This is our version of the Quigley hat, and it comes with the hat band. Shown with optional wind string.

Crown: 6" inches Modified Cavalry
Brim: 4 3/4" Hand rolled-open
Color Shown: Undyed Natural Shown with optional medium trail dust
Hatband: Custom 1 1/2" Leather, shown with OPTIONAL Wind String

Pork Pie Town Hat

$355.00 – $770.00

Pork Pie Custom Town Hat - Naturally enough this style of hat got its name from its resemblance to a pork pie.These small brimmed hats were first seen in the mid 1800s and were a popular British town style hat. In America they were worn by many soldiers during the American Civil War, and sailors still refer to their white caps as Pork Pies.

Hatband: 2" Satin ribbon with Bow
Crown: Telescope
Brim: Pencil rolled Bound
Color: Black
Personalized with your name inside the crown
Musician Favorite

Pokinow Cowboy Hat

$375.00 – $2,810.00

Pokinow Cowboy Hat - Chinchilla Fur Cowboy hat hand made by the last best west

This hat style is available in 5X/20x/100x beaver fur felt; 100X MINK fur felt: and 100X CHINCHILLA fur felt (shown here). Our great looking crown style is a variation of our Union Cavalry Hat with a classic western roll to the brim.

The brim shape is a"10-4" style. Because, "It'll keep the sun outta your eyes at 10 in the morning, and off the back of your neck at 4 in the afternoon...."

Or choose any hat style we currently make and we would be proud to make it from chinchilla fur felt. View our hat catalog. Any hat, any style – same price for CHINCHILLA and MINK.

Our century grade mink and chinchilla cowboy hats come with a hard shell hat can and hat brush

PRICE: $2790.00
Choose any hat style from our catalog

– put your hat selection in the PRODUCTION NOTES section below
Chinchilla is available in natural colors or darker only
MINK and CHINCHILLA hats come with a hard hat can and hat brush
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