Last Best West Store

Made to order. Made to last. Made in America.

Our hand-made hats ship in 12-14 weeks and our custom leather in 3-5 weeks

You should find our PRODUCT PAGES easy to get all the information you need when ordering, simply by clicking on the tabs 1/2 way down each product page, after the ordering options. There you will find our hat colors, leather colors, options and instructions for hat sizing, measuring yourself for a gun belt, and other useful information about our products.

What does custom mean?

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.

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.

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

Hat FAQs :: Cowboy Hat History :: Cowboy Hat Care


  • Our version of the Alfred Legends of the Fall Hat - the Aidan Quinn hat from Legends of the Fall (1994) This crown shape is the forefather of the Open Road crown shape, and looks good anywhere you might like to wear it, from the Boardroom to the Billiards Hall. Movie hat has an 1898 bow, and if you'd like it on your hat just request it in the PRODUCTION  NOTES.
    • Color Shown: Chocolate brown
    • Crown: Modified Cattleman
    • Brim: Hand worked-open
    • Hatband: 1" inch Satin with bow
    • CROWN HEIGHT: 4 3/4
    • BRIM: 3 1/2"
    Our hats off to Joshua Anthony for ordering the first one
  • Professor Handmade Hat

    $355.00$785.00
    Professor Handmade Hat - Our take on the Professor Handmade Hat - From Tracker {2010} This fedora shaped crown has a wide, hand shaped brim, and oozes the kind of confidence a Professor displays. Worn by Ray Winstone as, Arjan van Diemen, in Tracker.
    • Crown: 4 3/4" inches
    • Brim 4 inches
    • Color Shown: Undyed Natural in 20X Fur-felt with optional light trail dust.
    • Crown Shape: Modified Fedora
    • Brim: hand shaped, with dip front and back
    • Hatband: 1 1/2"  Grosgrain ribbon and bow
  • Col Yorke Cavalry Hat

    $355.00$785.00
    Col Yorke Cavalry Hat -  Our version of this classic hat from the horse westerns of the 40s and 50s. The Cavalry trooper was immortalized in the John Ford Cavalry Trilogy - and this is the same hat that you can see in almost every scene from those three great movies: She Wore a Yellow Ribbon; Fort Apache, and Rio Grande.
    • Crown: 4 1/4 inches
    • Brim: 4"
    • Color Shown: Silver Mist.
    • Crown: 4 corner "diamond" shaped crown.
    • Brim: Hand worked-Open upturn at the front.
    • Hatband: 1" Satin with Bow.
  • Dylan Thunder

    $360.00$810.00
    Dylan Thunder - Our take on The Rolling Thunder hat from the 1960s. Bob Dylan has some of the most dedicated fans, and his appeal is truly world wide. It should come as no surprise that there are festivals dedicated to bringing together all the various tribute singers of his timeless songs. We made this first hat, for one of them.
    • Crown: 4 1/4" inches
    • Brim: 3 1/4"
    • Color Shown: Silver Belly.
    • Crown: Soft top dent.
    • Brim: pencil roll, front pushed up slightly-Open.
    • Hatband: 1" Grosgrain ribbon and bow
    • Musician Favorite
  • U.S. Marshal (Plain) Badge - This is the same type of badge that was worn by James Arness as Matt Dillon in the TV series "Gunsmoke". Our Old West replica badges are crafted out of steel and brass. We double-stamp them and then they are silver plated. Finally each Old West badge is hand finished for that worn, antique look. Heavy safety pin closure on the back of each badge. Badges arrive in a small gift box complete with story. Depending on the badge, size range is 1 5/8" inches to 3 1/8″ H. Buy any TWO Badges Buy any THREE Badges
  • Deputy Sheriff Badge - This type of badge was worn by two Deputies, Bob Olinger and J.W. Bell, who were assigned to guard Billy the Kid when he was incarcerated and awaiting hanging in Lincoln, New Mexico. Our Old West replica badges are crafted out of steel and brass. We double-stamp them and then they are silver plated. Finally each Old West badge is hand finished for that worn, antique look. Heavy safety pin closure on the back of each badge. Badges arrive in a small gift box complete with story. Depending on the badge, size range is 1 5/8" inches to 3 1/8″ H. Buy any TWO Badges Buy any THREE Badges
  • 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
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Big Heat Handmade Fedora

    $355.00$770.00
    Big Heat Handmade Fedora Hat - our take on Glenn Ford's fedora from The Big Heat. {1953} The Big Heat features great fedoras in almost every scene, and this is our take on the Dave Bannion hat.
    • Crown: 5" inches
    • Brim 2 3/4"
    • Hatband: 2" Black grosgrain ribbon and bow.
    • Crown: Fedora
    • Brim: Hand shaped snap brim, with front dip. Bound
    • Color: Granite
    • Personalized with your name inside the crown
    • Hatband not sold separately
  • Josey Wales Cowboy Hat

    $375.00$780.00
    Josey Wales Cowboy hat - our take on this classic western movie hat Our version of the Josey Wales hat has a bound brim edge and a satin ribbon and bow for the hat band, with the optional cav cord over it. You can choose white, yellow, black, red, or 2 styles of officer for your cavalry cord. Shown in bone with optional heavy trail dust, and unsoiled in silver belly.
    • CROWN:4 1/2 inches
    • BRIM: 4"
    • Crown: Slight front pinch, Pecan top.
    • Brim: 1/2" Kettle Curl Bound
    • Hatband: 1" satin ribbon with optional Cavalry Cord
    • Color: Bone with optional heavy soiling And unsoiled in our classic silver belly color
    • Personalized with your name inside the crown
    • Hatband not sold separately
  • Solid Wood Hat Stretcher & Size Retainer

    Our solid wood hat stretcher is hand crafted and made in the USA.

    FOR SIZES 6 7/8 TO 8

    We recommend all customers who OWN a good hat, get a hat stretcher. If you have a tight hat this little tool is just the thing to stretch your tight hat to fit. It is a small cost for a tool that will keep ALL your hats fitting properly. As well, if you only wear your hat seldom; or have a number of hats you wear, you will find our wooden hat stretcher a valuable addition to maintaining the perfect shape and fit of your custom cowboy hat for long term storage or display.
      • The hat stretcher and retainer works on hat sizes 6 7/8 - 8
      • The hat stretcher is designed for Long Oval hats.
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