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William S. Hart - early film pioneer.

The Last Best Cowboy Hat

OUR CHRISTMAS HAT GO AROUND IS NOW FULL.

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.

For decades many of the best western movies and series have been filmed in and around Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Powerful western drama's like Unforgiven, Legends of the Fall, Open Range, Crossfire Trail, Monte Walsh, Lonesome Dove (the series), Broken Trail, Speilberg's mini-series, Into the West, and the 2007 Brad Pitt western; The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, are just a few of the dozens of western's that have been filmed here. Click for everything you need to know about our hats :: Testimonials :: Our Hat Experts

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Authentic Designs from The Last Best West
We take our western heritage seriously and work hard at preserving the qualities that made it great. Our custom hats are made the old west way - one at a time, and believe if you want that perfect western movie hat - you should be able to get the same looking hat that the character wore. We start with the best fur-felt hat body available - made in the USA - and with the skill of our master hatter fashion as fine a custom western hat as you can find. See a new hat design from The Last Best West
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Augustus cowboy movie hat.

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The Augustus
Duvall's hat from Lonesome Dove.
Crown: Centre crease, pinched and worked
Brim
: Hand worked curl - Open
Hatband: Custom 1/2" leather braid Color as shown: Sand

Loveable old Ranger Augustus McCrae is the scallywag that keeps the Hat Creek Cattle Company loose. A great counter balance to the salty Woodrow Call, Robert Duvall suits this part to a T.

Pictured at left in 20x fur-felt

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Robert Duvall in the excellent western
mini-series, Lonesome Dove.

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Augustus cowboy movie hat.

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Captain Call
Tommy Lee Jones hat from Lonesome Dove.
Crown:Open :: Brim: Bound Hand worked dipped front and back.
Hatband: Satin Ribbon with bow Color: Black in 20X fur-felt

A great role for Tommy Lee Jones; Captain Woodrow Call is an uncompromising man that lives his life in stoic silence, with only Augustus McCrae willing to challenge his surly moods.

Like the character this hat is simple, unrefined, and basic. A classic Boss of the Plains with a heavy dip front and back on the bound brim. Add our classic windstring {if you wish} during the checkout process.

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Augustus cowboy movie hat.

We've made a number of custom hats for serving soldiers, and the Jake Spoon is one of them. Our hats off to Marine Sergeant Willeford for ordering this hat while serving in Afghanistan. God Bless.

Jake Spoon
Young Jake 's hat from Comanche Moon.
Crown: 4 dent campaign Brim:Kettle curl; Hand worked - Bound
Hatband: Satin ribbon w/bow Color: Sahara in pure beaver.

Dialogue from Lonesome Dove.
Gus McCrae: "You know how it works Jake, you ride with an outlaw, you die with an outlaw. I'm sorry you crossed the line."

Jake Spoon: "I didn't see no line Gus. I was just trying to get through the territory without getting scalped, that's all."

Patterned after a traditional 1898 U.S. Cavalry Campaign Hat - we start with an oversized hat body to make this hat - add our classic windstring {if you wish} during the checkout process.

5X Fur-Felt Price: $310.00
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Ryan Merriman is a young Jake Spoon in the prequel to Lonesome Dove; Comanche Moon.

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Augustus cowboy movie hat.

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Samuel Jones
Tommy Lee Jones hat from The Missing.
Color: Pecan :: Crown:Open :: Brim: Bound Gentle hand roll.
Hatband: Satin Ribbon with bow, with matching bound edge.

Tommy Lee Jones seems to favor these open crowned style cowboy hats. Here's another, from that outstanding western; The Missing.

Very well acted, The Missing is a dark western full of mystical moments, and eirie themes. Likely a little too intense for most people, this western from 2003 has one of the truly memorable bad-guys from film, the Brujo, played by Eric Schweig. Click here for the hat Cate Blanchett wore.

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OUR MOST COMMON HAT QUESTION
Q: I'm looking for a ____ Hat. I checked your product catalogue and didn't see it. Can you make it?

A: Yes. As I'm sure you can appreciate it's just not possible to show all the different variations of crowns and brims. If it's made from fur-felt and you can supply us a good picture - yes we can make it. Generally we already carry the same style of hat, we just shape it based on the photo or if it's a movie hat we shape it from watching the movie and seeing the hat from all possible angles to get the look just so. We can do up to a 7" (inch) high crown and a 6" wide brim. Click for our other most common questions.
Hat Retainer

Hat Retainer
FITS SIZES 6 3/4 - 7 3/8.

If you only wear your hat seldom; or have a number of hats you wear, you will find our hat retainer a valuable addition to maintaining the perfect shape of your custom cowboy hat. And for those hats that are a tad tight, this gadget will stretch them out for comfort.

Order any hat in PURE BEAVER {100X} fur-felt and we'll include a hat retainer at no extra cost. New hat purchases only.

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And keep the fit as perfect as when you first put your custom Last Best Cowboy Hat on! Pay just 19.50 and save 5 bucks from our standard pricing. You can easily add the hat retainer to your custom cowboy hat order during the checkout process.

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Custom Made For. . . .
All our custom western hat's are personalized with your name, initials, or moniker stamped in gold foil on the sweat band, inside the crown. No additional charge.

Where'd those great Cowboy Hats from the Western Movies come from?
Many were versions of traditional cowboy hats from the 1800s - but most were from the imaginations of the early movie stars like Tom Mix. The old "B" Westerns from the 1930s and 40s were rife with grandiose Cowboy Hats. Many of today's most popular mass produced cowboy hat designs were first seen in the Movies. Want to read a dynamic western story?

  1. A still from a silent western from the 1920s. Notice the "Sugarloaf" Western Sombrero on the left. This shape was the transition from a straight sombrero to the Cowboy Hat. The actor in the middle is wearing a version of our "Champie"
  2. Nothings new under the Sun! Henry Fonda as Wyatt Earp in My Darling Clementine {1946} The shape of his Cowboy Hat is almost the same as hats in later Western Movies: The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, and Open Range.
  3. A young Ben Johnson with a great Character Hat in the classic western, She Wore A Yellow Ribbon {1949} 
  4. Alan Ladd as "Shane" {1953} wearing a gunfighter style cowboy hat similar to our version - the Hidalgo.

Custom Hat Customers  
Want to order one of our custom made Last Best Cowboy Hats with a check or money order? Or maybe you have a friend or relative that would like to but doesn't have a computer. Now you can order one of our quality custom western hats by printing out an order form and mailing it in. Please click on this link for a pdf file you can save to your hard drive, and follow the instructions. If anything is unclear please call or email us at:
 

Long Haired Frontier Fur felt.

FRONTIER FUR FELT
The Dodge City is shown in long hair Beaver fur-felt. Some call it SHAGGY some call it GRIZZLY, we prefer the name FRONTIER fur-felt to describe it, as this is unsanded, and would have been what the very first beaver fur-felt would have been like. Not as long as Bill Cody's hat to the right, but longer than today's standard hat bodies.

You've likely seen this look before in a western movie. You can generally spot a long haired fur-felt in most of the westerns fimed in the 1930s and 40s. Errol Flynn wore it in several of his western movie's.

Has all the same characteristics as our fine, standard hat bodies - just a longer finish to the fur of the hat.

You can request Frontier Fur Felt for any of our hats, when your hat details are confirmed with Sonja, within a day of your purchase being made.
No extra charge.

The Dodge City                            ADDED AUGUST 2009
Color:Black :: Crown: Slight front pinch; adjusted pecan top
Brim: 1/2" Pencil roll with gentle hand roll.
Hatband: Satin Ribbon with 1898 bow, with matching Bound edge.

After filming The Adventures of Robin Hood, Warner Brothers top action star; Errol Flynn was rushed into his first western role, in the 1939 western; Dodge City. The movie is quite entertaining, with Flynn playing Wade Hatton with more than a dash of Robin Hood - if you catch my drift. Flynn favoured this hat shape in many of the westerns he later appeared in.

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Errol Flynn swashbuckles as Wade Hatton in the classic western; Dodge City; (1939)

Buffalo Bill Cody

An early picture of a young Buffalo Bill Cody wearing a long-haired Frontier Cowboy Hat.

Virtually the same hat style is worn by Leonardo DiCaprio in The Quick and the Dead. (1995)

This hat is rendered in standard or short-haired beaver fur-felt.

Front page of the Calgary Herald; September 21, 2007.
Our Hickok Custom Cowboy Hat goes to the movies! Oh. . .that's our pard Red under it and Sonja at his side at the World Premier of The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford.

Hickok Custom Hat

Sahara colored Hickok custom hat. Taller crown was a customer request.

The Hickok
Crown: Texas Straight
Brim: Pencil rolled Bound
Hatband: 2" Satin with Bow
Color as shown: Black

Another version of the Boss of the Plains - this is our best guess on what Wild Bill was wearing in the inset picture on the left. We start with an oversized hat body to make this classic western hat.

Brim's worked different - but essentially the same hat Keith Carradine sports as Wild Bill in HBO's Deadwood.

Red Cahoun of the Silver Spur Gunfighters keeps the faith with his Custom Hickock.

"Best lookin' hat I own!"

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The right hand of God Hat band.

Lone Star Concho

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3:10 to Yuma Custom Hat

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The 3:10 to Yuma         
The Ben Wade Hat
Crown: Telescope Brim: Kettle curled and Bound
Color's Shown: Black and CHocolate
3 Choices for Hatband
 

  • The Right hand of God hatband. Top left has 1 1/4" cowhide with 1" rattlesnake print snakeskin in the middle. Maltese Cross Concho.
  • Bottom left: 11/4" of black leather with brass tacks and brass lone star side concho.
  • Bottom right hatband: 11/4" green leather with floral embossing.

This adventure drama has all the elements that make a great western movie. Powerful acting, chilling bad guys, a morality play in virtually every scene. Ben Wade's pistol has a cross in the butt, and is referred to as the, "The right hand of God." Well, here's the hat band. The brass lone star concho goes great with our brass tacks hatband, or choose some green embossed leather for a little different look. Make your hat band choice during the checkout process.

When you look at the large image you will see a little rain on the hat. Beaded of course.

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Russell Crowe as Ben Wade in the excellent re-make of the Classic Western, 3:10 TO YUMA (2007)

Note: Our custom Hat bands, like our hats are made by hand. Cuts may be slightly irregular - compared to manufactured hatbands cut and assembled by machine. Each band is unique, well made and will last. Your hat band will be similiar but not exactly what is seen here. We are staying true to the cowboy tradition of making your own hat band. If you expect perfection please buy your own mass produced, machine made hat band, or go for a satin ribbon and bow. Thank-you.

Charley Prince.

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The Charley Prince Hat
Crown: Telescope
Brim
: Hand shaped - Open
Hatband: Custom 1" leather
Color as Shown: Black in 50% Beaver Fur-felt

There are many memorable hats and characters in the remake of the 3:10 to Yuma. None more so then the character Charley Prince.

Often what makes a western unforgettable is the bad guys. Think of the ruthless, threatening nature of the gunfighter character of Wilson (played by Jack Palance) from the great western, Shane. Or the absolute evil of the Indian Shaman from The Missing, with Eric Schweige crafting that devilish BrujoCharley Prince is in fine company or perhaps we should say, devilish company.

In 2007 Ben Foster created a truly memorable bad-guy in the excellent re-make of the Classic Western, 3:10 TO YUMA  

History of the Schofield Pistol

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The Conagher
Crown: Tri-Pinch
| Brim: Hand Shaped Open
Hatband: 1/4" Custom Wind string | Color as shown: Bone

In the old west wind strings often doubled as the hat band. The leather was wrapped around the crown until the desired width was reached. There's a 1 1/2 times wrap on the Conagher - giving the look on the right.

Our hat's off to Stacy Allen for ordering the first one - and here's what Mister Allen had to say about his  custom 20X Conagher. "My new hat arrived the 27th. It is everything I could hope for and much more. Thanks for creating the special wind string! As is commonly stated down South when one is well satisfied with results, "I'm standing in tall cotton.". - Best regards, Stacy. More Testimonials

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Hand-made antler slider (at right) comes with the wind string on the Conagher.

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Sam Elliot in
Conagher
(1991)

Custom Windstring

Add this custom wind string/ Stampede string to any of our hats for $25.00.

Black version to the left was made as a gift for a Catholic Bishop. We adapted a priests' collar for the hat band. Just another example how we can accomadate most requests.
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A Note about Color
Color variances caused by individual computer monitors are beyond our control.
Light colors will reflect heat the best - while dark colors will retain the heat the most - with black being the worst for staying hot (black absorbs sunlight). However black is the most formal color so bowlers and top hats were generally black or dark gray. For the first 15-20 years cowboy hats were marketed - your choice of color was black and about 3 shades of brown. Read all our cowboy hat facts

What you need to know to order with confidence
On our fact page you'll learn about fur felt, see available colors, and see step by step instructions for measuring your head, ordering your custom hat, shipping, and our refund policy. We also have a section on general hat care, and Cowboy Hat Etiquette. (not to be missed!)
Click here for all our Cowboy Hat Facts. The Best of the Best - order 100x . . .

 
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Custom Cowboy Hat Box Click image for larger picture - then expand.
Custom all wood design keeps your hat nicely elevated off the brim for storage and display. Adds that final touch for a presentation piece. Yes we know it's expensive. Yes we know you can buy plastic hat cases for 50 bucks - but is that the look you want for your Traditional Cowboy Hat?

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Fabulous Corporate Gift.
Ceo retiring or an important customer need that special gift? We can have your company logo burned (branded) into the lid and a custom poster designed for the inside of the lid to go along with your Custom Hat order. Questions? Call
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Custom Movie Hats

Making clients happy is what we do.
"Hello Longfellow. . .you really came up with a near perfect reproduction of Costner's {Open Range} Hat. This is what I wanted and it was very important to me. . .I will cherish this hat the rest of my life and I will wear it proudly. You're a real stand up guy and I wish I could shake your hand! Thanks again." - Bob Armes, California.

Open Range
Crown: Deep Tri-Pinch
Brim: Hand Rolled Open
Hatband: Custom 1/2" Leather.
Color as shown: Sahara in pure beaver.

Another great western filmed in The Last Best West - Open Range. This is Charley's hat. This is the same basic crown shape (of his good hat) as worn by the Duke in The Man who Shot Liberty Valance, and 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.

Costner - Open Range

Kevin Costner as Charley in
Open Range
(2003)

John Wayne is The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
John Wayne

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Henry Fonda

The Wyatt
Crown: Modified Cavalry crease
Brim: Hand Rolled Open
Hatband: 1 1/4" Satin with bow.
Color as shown: Black

The same basic shape and design as a traditional 19th century Cavalry Hat. Differences: Centre crease is fatter, side creases are longer and wider, and the brim is flatter with a downturn at the front and back.

Kurt Russell wore this hat in Tombstone.

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Kevin Costner in
Wyatt Earp
(1994)

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One of our favourite westerns; Hidalgo, has a fast paced story and is an excellent example of how a traditional cowboy would have behaved.

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Hidalgo
Crown: slight pinch;
Pecan shaped top
Brim: Hand Shaped Open  
Hatband: Custom 1/2" leather braid.
Color as shown: Black in 50% Beaver

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.

This classic crown shape is similar to the Tristan, with the Hidalgo having a smaller brim and a different hand roll.

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Alan Ladd as Shane {1953} in one of Hollywood's Best Westerns.

Viggo Mortensen as Frank Hopkins in, Hidalgo. {2004}

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Quigley Up Yonder
Crown: Modified Cattleman
Brim: Hand Rolled Open
Hatband: Custom 1 1/2" Leather.
Color as shown: UnDyed Natural in
50% Beaver Fur-felt
Comes with custom Wind String

This is one big hat. High crown and big brim it was popularized by Tom Selleck (Movie hat is a bone color.) in the good western movie, Quigley Down Under. We start with an oversized hat body, and this beauty comes with custom 1 1/2" leather hat band and custom wind string.

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Price: $455.00  Shipping: $35.00
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Tom Selleck in
Quigley Down Under
(1990)

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Authentic Cowboy Hat Design

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Winchester '73
Crown: Top Groove; Pinched sides and front
Brim: Hand shaped Bound
Hatband: 1" Satin with Bow
Color as shown: Bone in Pure 100% Beaver Fur-felt.

Jimmy Stewart made a lot of great western's; The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962), and The Naked Spur in 1953 are just a few. Jimmy favored this hat design in several of his westerns - and it sure suited him.

Our Hat's off to Gary Spetz for ordering the first one!

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Jimmy Stewart made many excellent westerns, including Winchester '73 (1950).
Jimmy Stewart

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Trail Dust
Many customers have been requesting that we dirty up their new hats to make them look trail worn. Pictured at right is a Dusty Augustus - our Augustus with about 2 years worth of trail dust - as if a working cowboy had been wearing it.

We've got three different degrees of trail dust. Light (add $55.00) - medium (add $75.00), and antiquing (add $95.00). Light would be what you see at the right on the Dusty Augustus; medium would be heavy sweat stains, like on the Rossitter; and antiquing looks like our Captain York Cavalry Hat.

This is a similar process that costume designers apply to hats in the movies and t.v. Looks authentic and yer friends will swear yer just got off a trail drive, or a hitch in the Horse Cavalry!

You can add trail dust during the check out process - or request it when you call your order in.

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1898 Bow
This was a common bow style of the 19th century. If you prefer this bow style for any of our hats, just request it when your hat details are confirmed via e-mail.

LADIES BOW
Back in the 19th century and the first 4 decades of the 20th century, when hats were a very common part of every day dress, women's hats had the bow on the right hand side. If you want the bow on the right - request it when your hat details are confirmed via e-mail.

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Richard Widmark Cavalry Hat

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Colonel Rossiter   
Richard Widmark Cavalry Hat
Crown: 3 pinch cavalry crease - pecan top.
Brim: Hand worked Open  
Hatband: 1" satin with bow.
Color before soiling: Sand

William Holden and Richard Widmark are the stars of this slow moving western story set near the end of the Civil War. Not a lot of action in this flick, but some very interesting hats. If you watch the movie, you may find it hard to believe that any soldier would wear such a filthy falling-apart-hat. Then I realized a hat such as this was the Colonel's badge of courage, dirty yes, but a comrade that lived through the horrors of the war, and survived. Just like Widmark's character Col. Tom Rossiter.

The hat ships clean and unsoiled. The hat at left has our medium soiling on it. Make your choice during the checkout process.

Add a top quality cavalry cord with acorns for 15 dollars. It slides over the existing satin ribbon and bow - like they did back in the day.

We have 3 Levels of Soiling - click for description.

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Richard Widmark as Col. Tom Rossiter in the 1966 western melodrama, Alvarez Kelly.

Our Hat's off to Kevin Kilman for
ordering the first one!

Young Gus like's his Rossiter just fine.

John Wayne Cavalry Hat

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Captain York
John Wayne Cavalry Hat
Crown: front pinch; "diamond" shaped crown top
Brim: Hand worked Open upturn at the front
Hatband: 1 1/2" satin with bow.
Color when new: Sand

Immortalized in the John Ford Cavalry Trilogy - this is the same look sported by John Wayne in those three great movies: She Wore a Yellow Ribbon; Fort Apache, and Rio Grande.

In Rio Bravo (1959} Wayne wears  this look as Sheriff John T. Chance. The crown has the unique "diamond" design, and the brim has been curled up - can be curled higher or lower as you wish.  Click for the badge Wayne wore.

Buy the hat new or have us dirty it up. The hat at left has been aged to the point that it looks like it's from the 19th century. Less dramatic soiling is available.

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John Wayne in Rio Bravo (1959)

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The Dunson custom movie hat.

Wayne is Ethan Edwards in
The Searchers
{1956}

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The Dunson            
Crown: Telescope
Brim: Hand curled (Red River Version) Bound
Hatband: Custom 1" leather.
Color: Black

John Wayne favored this crown shape in many of his best westerns. By changing the brim shape it's easy to show several different looks of the same basic hat design.

We start with an oversized hat body for our custom hat, and you can choose your brim working. The Duke's look from The Searchers; Red River; or The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. Make your choice during the check out process.

These three classic westerns would easily make most peoples top ten western movies ever, and the acting job Wayne does in The Searchers, may be his best on film.

And it's easy to see where the inspiration for Angie Dickinson's character in Rio Bravo came from. Just listen to the fresh talking Tess Millay played by Joanne Dru in Red River and you'll know.

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John Wayne as Tom Dunson in
Red River
(1948}

Tom Donophon was the real
Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
. {1962}

Custom Gunfighter Hat.

If you think you are seeing the same hat as the 3:10 to Yuma hat - above - you are. The Quirt and the Yuma are very close with the dimensions of the Yuma slightly smaller. Another illustration of how many hats in today's westerns, are variations of hats seen in movies since the early days of cinema.

Was there ever a better name in a
western movie than Quirt Evans?

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The Quirt
Crown: Telescope
Brim: Pencil roll; Hand shaped Bound
Hatband: 1" satin with bow.
Color as shown: Black

For our money one of the top 20 western movies ever made, Angel and the Bad man show cases big John as the deadly pistol fighter Quirt Evans.

This hat style is also the one worn by Will Smith as James West in Wild Wild West - brims just rolled a little different. We'll fashion it either way for you.  All hat details are confirmed within 1 business day of your order being placed.

Inset hat was a customer request for a contrasting bound brim and hat band in white satin. This was a favourite look for gamblers in western movies.

John Wayne and Gail Russell in The Angel and the Badman {1947}

 

Will Smith played James West in a fanciful western: Wild Wild West {1999}

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How to make an Old West Character Cowboy Hat
Now that you've seen our great hats we're sure you'll want your own Custom Hat - so what are you going to do with your old one? It'd be a pity to relegate it to discard. Our solution is to rotate it out and make a great Character Hat.

Years ago I read a story about how Tom Mix used to crease and work all his custom hats himself in the shower. So I decided to take his advice and am more than pleased with the results. The amount of time it takes is up to you. I had the Ellsworth fashioned in less than 5 minutes - then a further half hour fine tuning the look. The steps I went through are pretty simple.

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Jim Beaver as Ellsworth in HBO's Deadwood.

The Perfect Cowboy Gift

What every cowboy needs - the perfect Cowboy Hat Stand. The angle of the top of the coffin wonderfully fits the crown of any hat to display your pride and joy in a unique way, with no stress to the brim or crown. Works with the coffin lid open or closed. Box is also large enough to hold most Wine/Liquor bottles, and is excellent storage for your cowboy knickknack's by adding small screw hooks (2 included). Designed to scale as a miniature coffin; the wood box is made of 3/8" pine and is available in a number of finishes: Black, Mahogany, Weathered, and Plain. Shown to the right in Mahogany. These boxes are well-made by hand in Canada, and can even be used to hold candy at Halloween! Contact us for all your wooden packaging needs.

APPROXIMATE SIZE: 14" X 7"

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