Like
all clothing the type, shape, and color of your hat defines
your personality. It's highly unlikely that any other
single piece of clothing carries the mystic that a quality,
distinctively shaped cowboy hat does.
Nothing
a traditional cowboy wore was as unique as his hat and
the big hat was adjusted by working cowboys to reflect
the varied weather and terrain they faced in the North
American West of the 19th Century.
Beans
in the pot
Bacons in the pan.
Eat 'em while they're hot
Get 'em while you can.
-Old West trail Cooks
call to supper.
Grease
upyour guns Outlaw's
And cinch them on tight. . . .
There'll be blood a runnin', In
town before night.
There'll be gun's a blazin'
And singin' with lead
Tonight you'll be drinkin'
Your drinks with the dead.
We
are designers and makers
of hand made cowboy and western hats, hatband's, custom
gun leather, chaps, and leather accessories. We strive
for authenticity in the pieces we reproduce from the 19th
and early decades of the 20th century. Our custom hats
and cowboy leather is made to order and to last.
We
promise to make no two custom pieces exactly the same
- and our originality and individuality bring clients
back time and again to our order catalogue. Moreover,
we use what we design and make in Wild West Shows and
at SASS Events. We are experts on the old west; cowboys,
their tools and western film history - but we do not know
everything.
Down
this page are links to all our fine cowboy gear, as well
as links to their main product page. You will likely want
to save this page as a favorite and visit us often. New
goods are sneaking through the mountain passes all the
time. On any page on this site you will find at the
top right hand side a link below the eagle in WHITE
(GO TO PRODUCT INDEX) that will bring you back to
our online catalogue.
Going
on Safari? Big Game Hunting? Then our new hi-velocity
cartridge belt is just the thing. Click
for more.
Order
your hat today and get in time for Labor Day!
WE
HAVE NO PRODUCT CATALOGUE TO MAIL TO CLIENTS!
Doing our part for the Planet. All our products are listed below.
PLEASE
NOTE WE ARE NOT:Appraisers, buyers, or dealers
in old hats, leather, pictures, posters, badges, or any other
western or antique memorabilia. Due to the demands on our time
and volume of enquiries - questions of this nature go unanswered.
We are
located in cowboy country in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains,
in Calgary, Canada. There
are over 125 pages of old west history on our web site, and
in our Trading Post we stock some of the most original and authentic
cowboy goods around. So take your time, have a mosey around.
. .there is lots to see in The Last Best West.Read
what our clients say on our Testimonials page.
ORDER
DESK HOURS: M-F: 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM MOUNTAIN TIME.
Due to call volume on any given day we may be unable to get your
call. IF YOU GET VOICE MAIL LEAVE A MESSAGE!
OUR
STANDARD DELIVERY IS STILL 6- 8 weeks for our quality hand made
cowboy hats.
The Last Best Cowboy Hat. One of a kind Fur-Felt Art.
Have
a special hat in mind? We can make it. E-mail Quotes and
Questions to:
"Doin'
right ain't got no end. . . ." Captain
'Red Legs' Terrill from The Outlaw Josey Wales.
{1976}
COWBOYS
AND INDIANS MAGAZINE
Our thanks to Cowboys
and Indians Magazine for giving us
a shout out in your Christmas Issue. We're flattered
our Josey
Wales hat was featured in the Holiday
Gifts for the Western Fan, section
of the December 2009 issue. Yer show exquisite
taste!
The
Code of the West was an intangible thing born
out of necessity for survival, and is more of
an observation on how people acted, then anything
else. . .in essence this was the Code of the West:
A true Cowboy always helps his neighbor, feeds
a stranger and his horse, and maintains his free
and in dependant spirit. In the Old West you never
asked a stranger his name or where he came from.
It was considered a slight to call another man
by his last name - and often last names weren't
even known. A cowboy's loyalty to his ranch, his
friends, and his abilities as a rider and a cow
hand were all that mattered. Click
for more about the Code of the Old West.
New
in 2011 is our custom line of hand made
hat bands. Our creative and original designs
are just the thing to jazz up an old hat.
The designs are different enough to appeal
to most people, and a great gift for any
cowboy that likes to stand out from the
herd!
We've
adapted a horn slider (SEEN BELOW) so every
hat band ties off at the back and is held
in place by light pressure. It's surprisingly
fast and you can easily take our hatband
off and put it on a different hat. This
design innovation gives a dang fine fit
every time.
Crow
Beadwork adorns the barrel end of our
latest rifle sheath - a full length version
of our dynamic, John Wayne Searchers
rifle Sheath. Click
to see.
Winter
2008
Guns of the Old West Magazine Featured our Masterson custom cross-draw
holster. Our thanks to Denis Prisbrey for including
us in his article - we're still blushing from
the kind words!
Please
e-mail your questions and quote requests to
ORDERS CALL TOLL FREE: 1-866-207-1909. :: Overseas
buyers please read this :: All
Our Contact Info ORDER DESK HOURS: M-F: 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM MOUNTAIN TIME.
IF YOU GET VOICE MAIL LEAVE A MESSAGE!
Authentic,
Old West,
andLegends,
Posters are original graphic art and copyrite
The Last Best West. For
a SPECIFIC poster - click the link below.
Our
poster paper is heavy duty stock, special ordered by the
ream, and is the closest we have found to actual parchment
paper that would have been used in the 19th century. It's
heavy weight and won't get torn or blown off the hitching
post! We don't stain it (reducing it's life) all our aging
is done with graphics - making them crisp and clear. Posters
are all ~ 11 x 17 inches and are shipped flat.
0
POSTERS
ARE $28.00 EACH OR TWO FOR $38.00.
PRICE INCLUDES $13.00 DOLLARS FOR SHIPPING.
Please
e-mail your questions and quote requests to
ORDERS CALL TOLL FREE: 1-866-207-1909. :: Overseas
buyers please read this :: All
Our Contact Info ORDER DESK HOURS: M-F: 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM MOUNTAIN TIME.
IF YOU GET VOICE MAIL LEAVE A MESSAGE!
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