- Crown: 5 inches 3 pinch cavalry
- Brim: 4 inches Hand worked - Open brim edge
- Color Shown: Sand
- Hatband: Satin Ribbon cavalry tied
OLD WEST COWBOY HATS
The Cowboy Hat defines the wearer
A traditional cowboy prized his hat above all things – with good reason. It was often worth a month or two’s wages – and that made it very expensive. The cowboy likely spent hours personalizing the hat with creases to the crown and molding the brim – that made it his.
A 19th century cowboy would go to hell and back to retrieve a misplaced old west hat and it was seldom further than an arm’s length away.
Old Fashion Quality
You won’t find these western hats at your nearest mall. Many of the brim shapes or crowns may look familiar, may even be the same, but they are poor imitations, cookie-cutter designs; mass produced and available virtually anywhere. Don’t follow the herd – strike out on your own with a classic custom western hat from The Last Best West.
The Last Best Cowboy Hat
We start with the best fur-felt hat body available – made in the USA – and fashion as fine a hand-made western hat as you can find anywhere, for any price.
Made to order. Made to last. Made in America by the Cowboys at The Last Best West.
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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. -
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"
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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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Big Jim Cowboy Hat - A bigger brimmed version of our Jim West hat This big brimmed hat has the classic telescope crown with an old west roll to the big kettle curled brim.Big Jim Cowboy Hat is a great Range hat and has a 3 3/4" finished brim width, great for all weather conditions. Add our optional trail dust to take off the new hat shine!- Crown: 4 1/4 " Telescope.
- Brim: 3 3/4" inches Kettle Curled and hand rolled-Bound.
- Hatband: 1" Grosgrain ribbon and bow.
- Color Shown: Black with optional light trail dust.
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Billy the Kid Western Movie Hat
The Billy the Kid Western Movie hat is an off kilter telescope style. It is from the 2019 western with a twist, The Kid. This re-telling of the Billy the Kid saga has the movie's point of view taken from a teenager who happens to cross his path. The hat Billy wears has a certain amount of historical credibility and is sure to get attention
This sharp looking hat style is a smaller cousin of our Desperado style from 2018. If you prefer the crown to tilt left to right instead of right to left, just request it on the notes below as you build your hat.
- Color shown: Black
- Available in all colors (see color tab below)
- Crown: 4" Sideways telescope
- Brim: 2 3/4" with kettle curl
- Hatband: 1 1/2" grosgrain ribbon and bow
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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 DuckOur 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
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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.
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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
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Boss of the Town Hat - The original Cowboy Hat from 1865 Our Boss of the Town Hat with an open or rounded crown is similar to the one worn by Wyatt Earp in 1993s excellent western film, Tombstone. The Texas flat crown version is more of a gaucho, or South American look. We will shape it either of these ways, enter your choice below as you select your hat details and options.
- CROWN: 4" inches
- BRIM: 4" inches
- Available in all colors
- Hatband: 1" inch grosgrain ribbon and bow.
- Crown: Open OR Texas Flat
- Brim: Flat with bound edge, or pencil rolled
- Colors Shown: Black, Pecan
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Our interpretation of the Brad Pitt Tristan Movie Hat in Legends of the Fall (1994) Our Legends of the Fall cowboy hat is a classic cowboy hat design worn by many of our favorite cowboy movie heroes through film history. In Legends of the Fall this hat style is worn by Brad Pitt as Tristan Ludlow, in this big sweeping western story.- Crown: 5 1/4 inches
- Brim: 4"
- Color Shown: Sahara; with optional medium trail dust.
- Crown: Pinched front, Pecan top
- Brim: Hand rolled-open
- Hatband: 1" dark brown leather
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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)
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Butch Cassidy Handmade Bowler - Our Butch Cassidy Bowler is an example of likely the most common headware in the mid to late 1800s in North America. A hat style like our Butch Cassidy Handmade Bowler was worn by all classes of people from butchers in New York to politicians in Washington along with the western Outlaw, Butch Cassidy in Wyoming and later, Bolivia.- Crown: 4 1/2" inches OPEN: Round Uncreased
- Brim: 2 1/4" inches Kettle Curl Bound
- Hatband: 1 1/2 inch satin with bow
- Color shown: Black
