Cowboy Hats from The Last Best West
The Last Best Cowboy Hat – hand made quality hats. Our custom western hats are made the old west way – one at a time, starting with the best fur-felt hat body available – made in the USA – and fashion as fine a custom western hat as you can find.
ABOUT OUR BEAVER FUR-FELT HAT BODIES
Beaver Fur Felt is dense and virtually waterproof. It consists of beaver and/or rabbit/hare fur blended with felt to produce a material that lasts 5-10 times longer than wool-felt. A fine Beaver and Beaver blend fur-felt hat can be re- shaped numerous times, with just a steam source and a bit of patience. And is the premier material from which to manufacture fine hats.
As a general rule of thumb if a hat maker only describes their hat bodies as fur-felt, chances are it’s rabbit or Hare. Hat makers who use beaver fur-felt are proud of it and will state so. We sell 3 quality beaver blends of fine western hats – 5X, 20X and 100X. 5X is a blend of about 5% beaver with rabbit and felt. Our 20X is 50% beaver and our 100X is pure 100% beaver fur-felt.
GENERAL PRICING
– 5X – 335.00 5% BEAVER HAT BODY
– 20X – 460.00 50% BEAVER HAT BODY
– 100X – 750.00 100% BEAVER HAT BODY
– Prices for individual hat styles will vary
For an all weather hat – you can’t beat a pure beaver cowboy hat. Light, stiff, and fabulous looking it’ll shed what ever comes it’s way.
The Last Best Cowboy Hat. One of a kind Fur-Felt Art.
Made to order. Made to last. Made in America.
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Gift Card / Gift Certificate - You are purchasing a Gift Card for yourself, or to send to someone else. You can choose to send the Gift Certificate now, or on a certain date, during the checkout process. NOTE: If you want to send a gift to multiple people, just choose the amount and adjust the quantity accordingly. You will have the opportunity to enter the recipient names, email addresses and the date to send when you are checking out.
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Out of stockClassic cowboy hat accessory from the last best west™ Windstring Stampede String made of Heavy Latigo lace {brown or black} includes this oak, custom stained slider. You can choose either Black, Deadwood Brown or Old Oak for your color. We send along easy to follow installation instructions with the windstring, which you can do yourself, or take to your corner shoe repair to put in.
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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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Out of stockThis wood hat stand is an elegant and practical display solution for hats! Solid Wood Hat Stand - The Wooden Hat Stand is made from new, unfinished wood, glued and screwed together and comes fully assembled. Leave it as is or the wooden stand is ready to be stained or painted to suit your taste. In one of the pictures you will notice our hat retainer inside the hat on the stand. Using the retainer will keep the hat size and shape perfectly with no stress placed on the crown or brim, and now your hat is ready for long term display on our classic wooden hat stand.
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- Height: 13 1/2"
- Base: 5 1/4" square -1 1/2" thick
- Top: 4 3/4"
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Out of stockSolid Wood Hat Stand PLUS Hat Stretcher -Two great items that fit perfectly together a Solid Wood Hat Stand and a Solid Wood Hat Stretcher & Size retainer to keep your hat in that perfect fit and size. The two pieces are designed to fit together so once your hat stretcher is inside the hat it fits on top of the stand for long term storage or display.
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- Hat Stand
- Solid Wood
- Height: 13 1/2" inches
- Base: 5 1/4" square -1 1/2" thick
- Top: 4 3/4"
- Hat Stretcher/Retainer
- Works on any hat
- Works on hat sizes 6 7/8 to 8
- Long Oval head shape
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Sale!Afternoon Tea Ready to Ship Hat - Ladies in 5X Raspberry, Size 7 1/8 Our Afternoon Tea ladies sun hat and is bound to attract attention! Whether you are out in your garden, or sitting on the patio, our Afternoon Tea hat is perfect for a summer afternoon (or to brighten the gloomiest of winter nights)! Final sale. 5X (5%) beaver fur felt Color: RASPBERRY with a white1.5″ ribbon and bow. CROWN: 4 1/2" open BRIM: 3 1/2″ inches SIZE: 7 1/8 THIS IS A READY TO SHIP HAT in new condition.
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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 fedorasSOLD
- 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
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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
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A custom cowboy movie hat from Lonesome Dove (1989) Our take on the hat style worn by Tommy Lee Jones The Tommy Lee Jones cowboy hat from Lonesome Dove. The Captain Call Handmade Hat is like the character simple, unrefined, and basic. A classic Boss of the Plains with a heavy dip front and back on the bound brim.
- Crown: 6 inches
- Brim: 4"
- Crown: Open - uncreased
- Brim: Bound Hand shaped dipped front and back.
- Hatband: 1" grosgrain ribbon with bow
- Color shown: Black in 20X fur-felt
- hats ship in 6-8 weeks.
- Personalized with your name inside the crown
- Hatband not sold separately
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augustus custom handmade hat style from the classic mini-series, Lonesome Dove (1989) Loveable old Ranger Augustus McCrae is the scalawag that keeps the Hat Creek Cattle Company loose and is a great counter balance to the salty Woodrow Call. This style of old west crown with it's 3 pinch cavalry creasing was first called the "Tom Mix" after the early movie star, and then became known as "The Gus" crease because of Lonesome Dove. This is a great look for both men and women!
- CROWN: 6 inches
- BRIM: 4"
- Crown: Modified 3 pinch cavalry
- Brim: Hand worked and rolled
- Hatband: Custom 1/2" leather twist
- Color shown: Sand
- hats ship in 12-14 weeks
- Personalized with your name inside the crown
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Cimarron Custom Movie Hat - Our version of the Yancey Cravat hat from the 1931 best picture winner. This is a very versatile hat style. The crown is a modified tycoon with a big kettle curl and roll to the brim. Musicians seem to favor our Cimarron Custom Movie Hat, and it looks great with a good suit of clothes. Performers hat, Dress Hat, or wear it on the range and impress the critters. What more do you need in a hat!
- Crown: 4 1/2" inches Modified Tycoon
- Brim: 3 1/2" Kettle Curl, hand rolled
- Color Shown: bone
- Hatband: 1" Grosgrain ribbon and bow.
- Personalized with your name inside the crown
- Musician Favorite
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Fort Apache Cavalry Hat - Shown with optional Heavy Trail Dust We took our Rossiter crown, and put a pushed up cavalry brim on it. Added heavy trail dust, a "bullet hole" through the pinch in the crown, and a slight nick in the right side of the brim from a knife fight. A real "tricked out" character hat! You will find hats similar to this in any of the 3 classic westerns from John Ford, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, Fort Apache, or Rio Grande.
- Crown: 4 1/2 inches Modified Cavalry
- Brim 4" hand shaped with pushed up front - Open
- Color Shown: Sand with optional Heavy Trail Dust
- Hatband: 1" grosgrain ribbon with optional Horsehair Hatband #1 and windstring.
- Personalized with your name inside the crown