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Jess Harper Cowboy Hat

$375.00 – $810.00

Our take on the Jess Harper Cowboy hat from the classic TV series, Laramie.

Robert Fuller was one of Hollywood's most handsome leading men in the 1950s and 60s, and he had a fine career playing cowboy heroes, including Jess Harper from Laramie. Our first hat was given to Mr. Fuller in 2017, as a gift from his fan club. More below

Color shown: Charcoal in 20X Beaver Fur-felt
Available in all colors (see color tab below)
Crown: 4 1/2" inches pecan top with front pinch
Brim: 4" hand shaped
Hatband: 1 inch hand made leather with studs

Blue Duck Cowboy Hat

$385.00 – $855.00

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Lonesome Dove (1989) debuting on TV, this is our version of the hat worn by Frederick Forrest as the murderous border outlaw, Blue Duck

Our Blue Duck cowboy hat is one big and imposing cowboy hat with its six inch crown and 4 1/2 inch brim. Shown here in Charcoal, with our optional light trail dust.

Color shown: Charcoal in 20X Beaver Fur-felt
Available in all colors (see color tab below)
shown with optional light trail dust
Crown: 6" inches Reverse Tycoon
Brim: 4 1/2" hand shaped heavy dip front and back
Hatband: 1" grosgrain ribbon and bow

To celebrate the 60th anniversary of Bonanza (1959 - 1972) debuting on TV, this is our take on the magnificently simple hat worn by Dan Blocker as Hoss. Big Guys like big hats. And Dan Blocker was a big man right from the start. Weighing 14 pounds at birth he grew to be a 6' 4" and 300 pound favorite on the iconic TV Western, Bonanza. And his Hoss Cowboy hat was the most authentic old west hat, any of the cast of Bonanza wore.

Color shown: Silver Belly in 100X Beaver Fur-felt
Available in all colors (see color tab below)
shown with optional medium trail dust
Crown: 6" inches open un-creased
Brim: 4 1/2" hand shaped and rolled
Hatband: horse hair hat band

Desperado Cowboy Hat

$385.00 – $855.00

Desperado Cowboy Hat - an original hat design by the last best west.

This baby will get some second looks! This old west performers hat is sure to get comments with it's lopsided crown and massive kettle curled brim.

Color shown: BONE in 100X Beaver Fur-felt
Available in all colors (see color tab below)
Crown: 4 1/2" inches modified telescope
Brim: 4 1/2" hand shaped and kettle curled brim
Hatband: 1 inch grosgrain ribbon/with Indian motive second band over top

Heath Barkley Cowboy Hat from Big Valley

$380.00 – $815.00

Heath Barkley Cowboy Hat hand made by The Last Best West. This is a reproduction of the Heath Barkley hat from the classic TV western series, The Big Valley. A great looking hat - it has a 5 1/4 inch crown with a 3 3/4" inch, hand shaped brim.

Crown: 5 1/4" inches Modified Cattleman
Brim: 3 3/4" hand shaped and rolled brim
Hatband: 1 1/4 inch custom dark brown leather
Color shown: Sand in 20X Beaver Fur-felt
Available in all colors (see color tab below)

Buffalo Bill Cody Commemorative Hat

$375.00 – $835.00

Buffalo Bill Cody Commemorative hat is a commemorative celebration of the life of Buffalo Bill Cody by the last best west Buffalo Bill Cody Cowboy hat Buffalo Bill Cody was the most well known personality of his time. One hundred years ago, in 1917, Buffalo Bill was the most recognized person on earth. Because of Bill Cody we have the modern day rodeo and the circus; and the world still loves cowboy hats and boots.

Crown: 4 1/4" inches Modified Cattleman
Brim: 3 3/4" with a kettle curl, and hand roll
Hatband: 2" grosgrain ribbon and bow
Color shown: Whiskey
Available in all colors (see color tab below)

Eli McCullough Cowboy Hat

$355.00 – $815.00

Eli McCullough Cowboy Hat - Our take on the hat style worn by Pierce Brosnan in AMC's The Son TV series. This great looking hat has a 5 1/4 inch crown with a 3 1/2 inch, kettle curled, hand rolled and bound edge brim. The show hat has a matching ribbon and bound edge. We show ours with a contrasting chocolate brown ribbon/bow and brim edge. This style of hat could easily be a first cousin of our version of a Union Cavalry Hat we debuted in 2016.

Crown: 5 1/4" inches Modified Cattleman
Brim: 3 1/2" with a kettle curl, hand roll and bound edge
Hatband: 1 inch chocolate brown grosgrain ribbon and bow/matching bound edge
Color shown: Pecan in 20X Beaver Fur-felt
Available in all colors (see color tab below)

Bucky ONeil Rough Rider Hat

$355.00 – $775.00

Bucky Oneil Rough Rider Hat - This 2 part movie made for Turner Network Television traces the roots of the Spanish American War and the men who volunteered to go to Cuba and ultimately charge up San Juan Hill with Teddy Roosevelt. a classic old west military hat custom made by the last best west

Crown: 5" inches
Brim 3 1/4"
Color Shown: Pecan
Crown: 3 dent military.
Brim: Flat/Open.
Hatband: 1 1/2" Satin with1898 bow shown with optional Black/Silver Officer Cavalry Cord.

Bohannon Cowboy Hat

$355.00 – $745.00

The Cullen Bohannon Cowboy Hat from the AMC series, Hell On Wheels, hand made by the last best west This is the same hat style we made for actor Anson Mount, and he wore as the ass kicking railway man Cullen Bohannon, in the last 2 years of the series.

Crown: 4 1/4" inches Texas Flat
Brim: 3 1/2" inches
Shown in Black with optional medium trail dust Available in all colors
Hatband: 1″ inch grosgrain ribbon and bow.

Frontera Movie Hat

$405.00 – $775.00

Frontera Movie Hat - a hand-made cowboy movie hat from the last best west - our version of the hat Ed Harris wore in the movie Frontera This great looking movie hat is the same style worn by Ed Harris in 2014s feature film, Frontera. We are showing one version in a new color for us, BUCKSKIN, a nice, warm earth tone. The other is in our brilliant bone color, the same as the movie hat.

CROWN: 5" inches Modified Cattleman crease
BRIM: 4 1/2" inches Hand rolled with a bound brim edge
COLOR SHOWN: Buckskin
HATBAND SHOWN: 1/2" inch grosgrain ribbon Chocolate brown ribbon and bound edge

Union Cavalry Hat

$355.00 – $760.00

This hat is patterned after one of our favorite movie cavalry hats from that dark 1967 western, A Time for Killing. Our take on this movie hat style has a modified slouch shaped crown and a dynamic hand rolled and kettle curled brim. Our Union Cavalry Hat is shown here in navy blue, for the Confederate version order SAHARA (movie hat color) or SILVER MIST. (see color tabs below) You can order your Union Cavalry Hat with an optional cavalry cord (as shown), and then the hat is ready to add your unit badge or insignia. Available in 5X, 20X and 100X Beaver fur-felt

Crown: 5" inches Slouch Crease
Brim: 3 1/2" inches Hand shaped; kettle curled open brim edge
Color Shown: Navy Blue
For the Confederate version order our SAHARA color
Hatband: 1" Grosgrain ribbon and bow with optional yellow cavalry cord

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.

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

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

Short Grub Character Hat

$355.00 – $770.00

Short Grub Character Hat - a classic old west character hat from the last best west High crown with the front shaped like the Conagher, the back like our Rocky Mountain Ranger with a 2 1/2" brim. The result is our Short Grub – one unique character hat.

Crown: 6 inches
Brim 2 3/4"
Hatband:1" Grosgrain ribbon with Bow
Crown: Modified Sagebrush
Brim: Hand-shaped Open
Color Shown: Black

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

Quirt Western Movie Hat

$375.00 – $785.00

Our version of the Quirt Western Movie Hat has a classic telescope crown, with a kettle curled and hand rolled and bound edge brim. For our money, 1947s Angel and the Badman, is one of the top 20 western movies ever made. And this classic western film has one of the great western character names in the history of western film, Quirt Evans. The Quirt Movie Hat style is also a similar version to the one worn by Will Smith as James West in the wacky 1999 western, the Wild Wild West - the brim is just rolled a little differently. We'll fashion it either way for you, just request the James West version in the production notes section of the order.

Color Shown: Navy Blue
Crown: Telescope
Brim: Pencil roll; Hand shaped-bound
Hatband: 1" Satin with bow
Crown: 4 1/4"
Brim: 3 1/2"

Rocky Mountain Ranger Cowboy Hat

$355.00 – $785.00

Rocky Mountain Ranger Cowboy Hat handmade by the last best west Our Rocky Mountain Ranger Cowboy Hat is a custom, handmade cowboy hat. With this design we attempted to fashion a crown shape reminiscent of a ridge in the Alberta Rocky Mountains. We feel this back crease beautifully compliments the 3 pinch creasing we have worked into the front of the crown.

Hatband: 1" satin ribbon with an 1898 bow
Color: Undyed Natural
Brim: 4 inches
Crown: 6 inches

Northwest Peak Cowboy Hat

$390.00 – $800.00

Northwest Peak Cowboy Hat by the last best west This 4 pinch peak was first shown in the Northwest in the 1880s. Today most State Troopers wear a version of this crown working, as do the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Canada.

Color Shown: Dyed Natural.
Crown: 4 pinch peak.
Brim: Hand shaped-Open.
Hatband: Braided Leather
Crown: 6"
Brim: 4"

Working Champie Cowboy Hat

$355.00 – $805.00

Working Champie Cowboy Hat - This is the working version of the Champie. Open Brim - not bound, more creasing to the crown. This crown shape is one of the most popular designs - from the late 19th century all the way to modern times. These days this basic crown shape is called the "Gus" after Robert Duvall's character in Lonesome Dove.

Crown: 6 inches
Brim 4"
Color Shown: Sahara.
Crown: Modified 3 Pinch cavalry.
Brim: Hand worked-Open.
Hatband: 1/4" grosgrain ribbon Cavalry Tie

1890s Cavalry Hat

$355.00 – $770.00

1890s Cavalry Hat, an authentic old west cavalry hat custom made by the last best west This 1890s cavalry hat is the classic look sported by the US Cavalry in the later quarter of the 19th Century. Add a top quality cavalry cord with acorns for 20 dollars. It slides over the existing satin ribbon and bow - like they did back in the day.

Crown: 5 inches 3 pinch cavalry
Brim: 4 inches Hand worked - Open brim edge
Color Shown: Sand
Hatband: Satin Ribbon cavalry tied

1898 Campaign Hat

$355.00 – $770.00

1898 Campaign Hat - The Spanish–American War was a conflict between Spain and the United States of America from April to August 1898. It heralded the emergence of America as a world power and climaxed with Teddy Roosevelt's' charge up San Juan Hill in Cuba. This is the enlisted man's hat style.

Color Shown: Sand.
Crown: 4 pinch peak.
Brim: Flat-Open.
Hatband: 1/2" Satin with bow
Crown: 6"
Brim: 3 1/4"

Officer’s Civil War Hat

$355.00 – $790.00

Officer's Civil War Hat - A traditional 1860s era cavalry hat hand made by the last best west Officer's Civil War Hat - Louis Kossuth was an immigrant from Hungary and in 1852 he introduced the "Slouch Hat" style to America. Over the next decade the term came to signify almost all soft creased hats with medium or wider brims. Even a medium brim was an improvement over the European styled Kepis and Forage caps of the day. Shown in Union black, if you wish Confederate Gray - order silver mist.

Crown: 4 1/2" inches
Brim: 4 inches
Color Shown: Black.
Crown: 3 dent slouch.
Brim: Hand shaped with 1/2" Pencil Roll-Bound.
Hatband: 1" Satin with 1898 bow. Shown with optional windstring and cavalry cord.

Lieutenant Colonel Kilgore Hat

$355.00 – $780.00

Lieutenant Colonel Kilgore Hat - This hat is a higher crowned variation of a cavalry slouch hat, with an unbound brim, dating back to the mid 1800s. We have a 1 inch satin ribbon and bow for the hatband with the cavalry cord slid over top. The crown shape makes this hat a cousin to our Little J hat.

Crown: 6 inches
Brim 4 inches
Color Shown: Black with optional light trail dust.
Crown: Modified Slouch.
Brim: Hand rolled-Open.
Hatband: Satin Ribbon and bow with optional Cavalry Cord.