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
more than 50 years
many of the best western movies and series have been filmed
in and around Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Powerful western
drama's like; River of No Return; 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.
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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
OUR
STANDARD DELIVERY IS STILL6- 8 weeks for our quality
hand made cowboy hats. For
a complete listing of all our hats - click
this link for our online catalogue. The
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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.
Captain
Call
Tommy
Lee Jones hat from Lonesome Dove. Crown:Open
:: Brim: Bound
Hand worked dipped front and back. Hatband: Satin Ribbon with bowColor:
Black in 20X fur-felt
A great role for Tommy Lee Jones; CaptainWoodrow
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.
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 campaignBrim: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."
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.
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.
Custom
Wind String.
Heavy
Latigo lace includes this polished,
hand-made antler slider. Never lose
your hat again with this handsome stampede
string.
Add
this custom wind string to any of our
custom hats for 25 dollars during the
check out process.
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.
Order
with your hat
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.
HAT
STRETCHER FITS SIZES 6 3/4 - 7 3/8. PRICE: $24.50
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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?
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"
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.
A
young Ben Johnson with a great Character
Hat in the classic western, She Wore A Yellow
Ribbon {1949}
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:
Why
should men have all the fun?
Over
the years, many of the wives and girlfriends that
have ordered hats for their cowboys, have asked
when we were going to do some strictly ladies hats.
- so here we go, and remember ladies; back in the
day all women's hats had the bow on the right.
Exceptional
Service from The Last Best West
Ladies, we will give you expert personal
service designing your Traditional Old West, or
Classic Western Movie Hat. If
you don't see what you want - send us a picture
- and we'll make our version of that hat.
The
Sundance Kid
Robert
Redford's hat from Butch Cassidy. . . . Color: Chocolate :: Crown:Telescope
Brim: Open
Gentle hand roll. Hatband: Custom 1/2" distressed brown
leather.
Steve McQueen or Marlon Brando were the movie studio's
choice to play the Sundance Kid. But Paul Newman
and the director; George Roy Hill had their way and
Robert Redford was cast.
The
movie was a smash, making Redford a star, and the
movie song by Bacharach and David, won the academy
award for best song: Raindrops keep Falling on
my Head.
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 filmed 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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pictures for larger image.
Errol
Flynn swashbuckles as Wade Hatton
in the classic western; Dodge City;
(1939)
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.
Custom
Leather Products
All
our Cowboy leather has been researched and
designed; tried and tested by Longfellow
in Old West Shows and at Cowboy Action Shoots.Our holsters; belts and chaps are based
on pictures from museums, archival photos
and mail order catalogues from the late 1800s
and early decades of the 20th century.
ALL
OUR HOLSTERS ARE LINED. Our gunbelt backs
are suede so the belt stays where it is buckled.
We try to stay as true to the old west makers
as we can, and have incorporated what we found
works over years of wear and use. Any of our
fine leather products would suit a lady just
fine.
Our
Leather Master has been working with leather,
hide and fur since 1978, and for almost 20
years owned and operated his own saddlery
store in the Black Hills of South Dakota.
His workmanship, talent and expertise is our
greatest asset.
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.
The
Hickok
Crown:
Texas flat
Brim: Kettle Curl Bound
Hatband: 2" Satin with Bow
Color as shown: Black
Bill
Hickok was larger than life and he liked his
hats the same way - this is our best guess on
what Wild Bill was wearing in the picture on
the bottom left. We start with an oversized
hat body to make this classic western hat.
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 theClassic 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
hatband's cut and assembled by machine. Each band is
unique, well made and will last. Your hat band will
be similar 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.
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 Brujo. Charley
Prince is in fine company or perhaps we
should say, devilish company.
Last
of the Dogmen Crown:
Cattleman
Brim: Hand shaped - Open Hatband: Custom 1" leather Color as Shown: Chocolate in 100%
Beaver Fur-felt
Tom
Berringer is the loveable rogue of a modern
day Bounty Hunter; Lewis Gates, in the
entertaining 1995 western; Last of the Dogmen.
The
Alberta Rocky Mountains at Banff is the setting
for this movie, which was filmed within an hour
of where we are in The Last Best West. Other
than the fact the ending is over the top, the
acting is good, the story intriquing enough
to hold your interest, not to mention Barbra
Hershey in jeans.
How
good is that?
One
of the movies star's is a blue Australian Cattle
Dog called Zip, who plays Gates' side
kick, and as is the case with many side kicks,
this dogs a real scene stealer.
Anyone
who's owned an Australian Cattle Dog, knows
how smart they are, and the special bond that
the breed forms with their owner.
Click pictures for larger image.
Black
version above was made as a gift for a Catholic Bishop.
We adapted a priests' collar for the hat band. Just
another example how we can accommodate most requests.
The
Conagher
Crown: Tri-Pinch | Brim:
Hand Shaped Open
Hatband: 1/4" Custom Wind string | Color
as shown: Bone
One
of our all time favourite westerns ever - Conagher
as portrayed by Sam Elliot captures perfectly
the spirit of an old west wrangler. And as a
visitor recently reminded us - Con Conagher
carried a Schofield
in his holster.
The
complications of doing his job and Conagher's
moral standards are powerful story lines in
this well made film.
Our
hat's off to Stacy Allen of Shiloh National
Cemetery 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.
Add this
custom wind string/ Stampede string
to any of our hats for $25.00.
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and quote requests should be e-mailed to
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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 . . .
Custom
Cowboy Hat BoxClick 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?
$255.00
+ $65.00 shipping. Total = $320.00 :: Buy
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NOTE: CUSTOM HAT BOX SHIPS SEPERATELY FROM YOUR
HAT ORDER
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 Toll
Free: 1.866.207.1909 or e-mail us:
Boss
Spearman
Crown:
Modified Cattleman crease
Brim: Hand Rolled Open
Hatband: 1/2" leather.
Color as shown: Granite in pure beaver with
light Trail Dust
This
is a variation of a Cattleman's crown crease.
The brim has a noticeable hand roll with a down
turn at the front and back. We've made the hat
movie grade with our optional light trail dust.
Easily select your options during the checkout
process.
Open Range
Crown:
Modified 3 dent Sagebrush
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 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.
Clementine
Crown:
Modified 3 dent Sagebrush
Brim: Hand Rolled Bound
Hatband: 1/2" Satin with bow.
Color as shown: Granite in 5X Beaver Fur-Felt
This
great looking hat is a cousin of the Open
Range and a relation of the Wasey,
and the Conagher.
Smaller brimed then the Open Range it's also
similiar to the hat The Duke wore in The
Man who shot Liberty Valance.
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Henry Fonda is Wyatt Earp in John Ford's My
Darling Clementine. (1946)
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.
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.
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!
5X
Fur-felt Price: $290.00 | Shipping: $35.00 Total:
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Jimmy
Stewart made many excellent westerns, including
Winchester '73 (1950).
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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. Click
image for larger picture.
We've
got three different degrees of trail dust. Light
(add $55.00) - medium (add $75.00), and heavy
(add $95.00). Light would be what you see at
the left on the Dusty Augustus; medium would
be like the dusting on the Rossiter; and heavy trail dust looks
like our Josey
Wales.
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. Orders call toll free: 1-866-207-1909.
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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and quote requests should be e-mailed to
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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.
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.
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}
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?
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}
5X
Fur
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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.
Felt
Rifle Sleeve
Protect
your rifle from nicks and scratches, while
you protect your investment with this felt
rifle sleeve. We use thick, top quality felt
to make our rifle sleeves and they are just
the thing for inexpensive rifle transport
and protection. If you use these sleeves for
long term rifle storage make sure you leave
the neck of the sleeve open to allow air to
circulate.
EVERY
RIFLE DESERVES A FELT SLEEVE. IN STOCK READY TO SHIP. AVAILABLE IN WHITE
ONLY.
One
Size fits all. Fold the end over the butt
and tie around, and your rifle can be transported
in padded comfort. Buy 1 for $36.00 buy 2
for $60.00 plus shipping.
Dodge
City Peace Commission photo of 1876
Seated Left to right: Charley Bassett, Wyatt Earp,
Frank McLain, Neal Brown.
Back Row from Left: Longfellow
(recruited in 2007 and standing in for W. H. Smith),
Luke Short, Bat Masterson, and W. F. Petillon.
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