Classic Hats

Classic Cowboy and Town hats from The Last Best West.

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. 

  • Indiana Jones Adventure Hat

    $355.00$770.00

    Our take on the Indiana Jones adventure hat (fedora) from the Indiana Jones movie.

    A classic fedora crown with a rakish curve to the brim brought this old hat back into public favor with the enormously popular Indiana Jones movies. Harrison Ford established himself as one of the top leading men in Hollywood with his portrayal of Archaeologist turned Treasure Hunter, Indiana Jones in 1981. We have modified the look of our Indiana Jones Adventure Hat by doing a 3 1/2" inch brim for better weather protection. If you wish the 2 3/4" inch brim (like the movie hat) just request it in the production notes as you put your hat order together below.
    • Crown: 4 inches
    • Brim 3 1/2" inches
    • Hatband: 1" Satin ribbon w/bow OR leather
    • Crown: Fedora Pinch
    • Brim: Hand Rolled Open
    • Color Shown: Pecan
    • Personalized with your name inside the crown
  • Rock’n Billy

    $355.00$785.00
    Rock'n Billy - A variation of our Little Hoss hat this hat has a slight pencil roll, bound edge and cavalry style hat band. We made this first hat for the guitar player in an English ZZ Top tribute band. Rock on Bubba!
    • Crown: 6 inches
    • Brim 2 3/4"
    • Color Shown: Pecan with optional medium Trail Dust.
    • Crown: Open or Uncreased.
    • Brim: Pencil roll and hand shaped-Bound Edge.
    • Hatband: 1/4" chocolate ribbon, cavalry tied.
    • Musician Favorite
  • Open Range Cowboy Hat

    $380.00$785.00
    Open Range Cowboy Hat - Our version of the Charley Waite hat worn by Kevin Costner This is a classic old west design with a sagebrush crown. This is Charley's hat. This is the same basic crown shape as worn by Henry Fonda as Wyatt Earp, in My Darling Clementine (1946). This is a classic western movie hat design with more than a 60 year history. Charley Cowboy Hat
    • Crown: 6 inches
    • Brim: 4"
    • Color Shown: undyed natural same as movie hat
    • Crown: Modified 3 dent Sagebrush.
    • Brim: Hand Rolled-Open.
    • Hatband: Custom 1/2" Leather.
  • Bullock Western Hat

    $375.00$780.00
    Bullock western hat - The Timothy Olyphant hat from HBOs Deadwood Our take on the Bullock hat is a millenary design known as the Dakota in the late 1800’s and was popular with the more affluent in the Old West. Made famous again in HBO’S raw western, Deadwood, it was the hat worn by Sheriff Bullock, portrayed by Timothy Olyphant. The Dakota was one of the six hat styles we started our old west hat catalog with back in 2003. If you would like a contrasting color for the hatband and bound edge just enter it in the PRODUCTION NOTES below as you build your hat. 250_white_filials
    • Crown: 4 1/2 inches
    • Brim: 3 1/2"
    • Hatband: 1" inch charcoal satin ribbon with bow.
    • Crown: Center crease with front pinch
    • Brim: Kettle Curl  with bound brim edge
    • Color Shown: Black and undyed natural
    • Musician Favorite
  • Fred Dobbs Classic Fedora

    $355.00$770.00
    The Fred Dobbs classic fedora - our version of the classic fedora from the Bogart film, - Treasure of the Sierra Madre. (1948) One of our all time favorite films this hat is a new version of the ratty top that Bogart sports as the living-on-the-edge adventurer, Fred C. Dobbs. A classic movie fedora from the last best west shown here in our rich charcoal color.
    • CROWN: 5 inches
    • BRIM: 2 3/4 inches
    • Hatband: 1" Grosgrain ribbon and bow.
    • Crown: Fedora
    • Brim: Snap Brim, hand shaped
    • Color shown: Charcoal
    • Personalized with your name inside the crown
    • Musician Favorite
  • 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)
  • 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
  • Mister Howard Homburg Dress Hat Our take on the Mister Howard Homburg Dress Hat is an authentic Milliner design from the 19th century and was worn all over the world. Hat is worn by Brad Pitt as Jesse James in the western character study, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
    • CROWN: 4 1/2 inches
    • BRIM: 3 inches
    • Hatband: 1 1/2" inch satin ribbon with bow.
    • Crown: Center Crease
    • Brim: Kettle Curl Bound
    • Available in ALL Colors
    • Color shown: Black
  • 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)
  • 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
  • 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
  • Cowboys and Aliens Jake Lonergan Hat This is a modified crown treatment of a cavalry style, with the edges exaggerated. This movie is based on eyewitness accounts of cowboys taking pot shots at massive birds in 1890s Arizona. When the cowboys' shot at them, they apparently heard the bullets bounce off, the "leather like skin". The action starts right away in Cowboys and Aliens, when we see how Jake gets his hat.  This is our version of the movie hat.
    • Crown: 5 inches
    • Brim: 3 7/8"
    • Color Shown: Chocolate.
    • Crown: Modified Cavalry pinch.
    • Brim: Hand shaped-Open
    • Hatband: 1/4" ribbon tied cavalry style.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • Hidalgo Cowboy Hat

    $380.00$785.00
    Our version of the Hidalgo Cowboy Hat - The Frank Hopkins hat from Hidalgo. {2004} This is the classic "Gunfighter Look". Various versions have been worn by actors like Alan Ladd, Gary Cooper, Clint Eastwood, Lee Marvin and Dean Martin. Tell us which one you favor - and we'll shape it, just so.
    • Crown: 4 3/4" inches
    • Brim: 3 1/2"
    • Color Shown: Sand with medium trail dust And Black
    • Crown: Front pinch; Pecan shaped top
    • Brim: Hand Shaped-Bound
    • Hatband: Custom 1/4" leather braid
  • 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
  • Vin Tanner Movie Hat

    $355.00$770.00
    Our version of the Vin Tanner Movie Hat  This is the hat style worn by Steve McQueen as the gunfighter Vin Tanner in the 1960s Magnificent Seven. The hat style is similar to the Texican, but the Vin hat has a shorter brim. To make the Vin movie grade add heavy trail dust during the checkout process.
    • Crown: 5" inches Modified Canadian
    • Brim: 3 1/2" Hand shaped and rolled - Open
    • Hatband: 1/4" cavalry
    • Color Shown: Silver belly
  • Dolarhyde Movie Hat

    $375.00$785.00
    Our take on the Woodrow Dolarhyde Movie Hat - the Harrison Ford cowboy hat from Cowboys and Aliens hand made by the last best west For most of Cowboy and Aliens, Woodrow Dolarhyde wears a Pecan colored hat, but at the end of the film, he can be seen wearing a gray (our granite color) one. This modified 3 pinch cavalry crown is a cousin of our traditional 1890s cavalry hat and has a bound edge with a gentle hand roll. It is also similar to our Top Hand hat.
    • Crown: 5 1/2 Modified Cavalry
    • Brim 4" inches hand rolled - bound edge
    • Color Shown: Granite
    • Hatband: 1" Grosgrain ribbon and bow and matching bound edge.
  • Boot Hill Cowboy Hat

    $355.00$810.00
    Our Boot Hill cowboy hat is shown in a new color for us - Black Cherry. If you look closely this black appearing hat has a warm under color - a deep cherry that is easiest to see in bright light.
    • Crown: 5" inches Modified Sagebrush
    • Brim: 4 inches Kettle Curl with Bound Edge
    • Color Shown: Black Cherry with black bound edge
    • Hatband: 1" inch black Satin with 1898 Bow
    • Check tabs below for our hat options and colors
  • Our take on the Last Stand at Saber River Hat The Paul Cable Cowboy Hat, worn by Tom Selleck in the TNT TV Movie from 1997. This great looking hat is shown in our BONE color with medium trail dust. Select your options as you put your order together below.
    • Crown: 6" inches Modified Sagebrush
    • Brim: 4" inches Hand Rolled with Bound Edge
    • Color Shown: Bone with optional medium trail dust
    • Hatband: 1/4" ribbon tied cavalry style 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"
  • 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)
  • 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
  • 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
  • Buck – The Best Cowboy Hat

    $395.00$825.00

    Real Buckaroo's wear the Buck

    We have what we think is a dynamic cowboy hat design for the 21st century. Great for sun protection, with a 4 3/4 inch crown and a 4 inch brim the hat is tall enough and wide enough to give good all weather protection. We started with the classic Canadian (rectangular top dent) crown and deepened the front and side dents. The brim has a front drover style roll and we have a slight pencil roll at the back and through the sides.

    • Color shown: Silver Belly
    • Available in all colors (see color tab below)
    • Crown: 4 3/4" Canadian (rectangular top dent)
    • Brim: 4" hand shaped brim with drover roll and slight pencil roll
    • Hatband: 1/4" grosgrain ribbon tied cavalry style
  • Coogan Cowboy Hat

    $375.00$805.00
    Coogan Cowboy Hat style is the COOGAN, worn by Clint Eastwood in 1968s, Coogan's Bluff With the world being scared into sheltering in place over the month of April 2020 we thought we would give our clients and friends a distraction to help the time go by. A contest to engage the imagination and powers of deduction, along with our love of movies.
    WE HAVE A WINNER! Well, we have been suitably humbled...this contest was posted at 1:42 April 4 2020 and in just 17 minutes(!) Ben Ellis posted the winning answer. Our mystery hat was the hat style worn by Clint Eastwood as Walt Coogan, in 1968s Coogan's Bluff. Thanks to everyone that played along and stay healthy!

    • Color shown: Silver Belly in 100X Beaver Fur-felt
    • Available in all colors (see color tab below)
    • Crown: 6" inches modified Canadian
    • Brim: 3 1/2" hand shaped and rolled brim
    • Hatband: brown leather with a nickle buckle set
       
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