The 3:10 to Yuma
The Ben Wade Hat
Crown: Telescope Brim: Kettle curled and Bound
Hatband: Longfellow's Choice: 11/4" embossed leather. Limited leather available. OR Monty's Choice: 11/4" of black leather with brass tacks and brass lone star side concho.
Color as Shown: Black in 50% Beaver Fur-felt

This adventure drama has all the elements that make a great western story and movie. Powerful acting, chilling bad guys, a morality play in virtually every scene. We searched for a while for some leather with a similar feel to the original. A flower pattern is embossed on the green, 4/5 ounce leather. Looks great on a person with green, blue or other light colored eyes. Limited leather available. Put your mouse over the image at left to see the back of the green leather band. Make your hat band choice during the checkout process.

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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

NEW May 2008

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 unforgetable 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.

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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 left) comes with the wind string on the Conagher.

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

Another great western filmed in The Last Best West - Open Range. Get it shaped like Duvall's or Costner's - your choice. Or go for the Duke's, Liberty Valance look. A classic western hat design with more than a 50 year history.

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Quigley Up Yonder
Crown: Modified Cattleman
Brim: Hand Rolled Open
Hatband: Custom 1 1/2" Leather.
Color as shown: BONE 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 in the good western movie, Quigley Down Under. Comes with custom 1 1/2" leather hat band and custom wind string.

5X Price: $325.00 | Shipping: $35.00 | Total: $360.00
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Trail Dust
Another quality hat service from The Last Best West.

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 Tom Selleck sports on the Quigley; 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.

The Quirt
Crown: Telescope
Brim: Hand shaped Bound
Hatband: 1" satin with bow.
Color as shown: Midnight Blue custom color.

For our money one of the top 20 western movies ever made, Angel and the Bad man showcases big John as the deadly pistol fighter Quirt Evans. Wayne wears a dark and a light gunman's hat in the movie. The light has the centre of the crown pushed down, and the dark with the same creasing you see here. We'll fashion it either way for you. 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.

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The Yancey NEW APRIL 2008
Crown: Telescope.
Brim: Pencil rolled - Open
Hatband: 1 1/2" Satin with Bow
Color as shown: Bone in Pure Beaver fur-felt.

Here's a good example of how we can accomadate most customer requests. This client liked the crown on the Quirt, The width of brim on the Hickok, and the pencil roll and shape of the brim on the Broken Trail hat. The Yancey is the result. A classy looking hat, with a unique, distinctive design. Here's what Mister Stephany said, after he received his "Frankenstein hat".

" It (The Yancey) looks fabulous. You did a fine job. Its good to see people are still making quality hand made products." Thank-you, Greg Stephany

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The Hickok
Crown: Texas Straight
Brim: Pencil rolled Bound
Hatband: 3" 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 picture on the left.

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Lady Pepperpot NEW JAN 2008
Crown: Texas Straight
Brim: Hand Shaped Bound
Hatband: 1 1/2" satin with bow.
Color as Shown: Black in Pure Beaver Fur-felt

Our Lady Pepperpot is the classic ladies dress hat of the 19th Century. You can fancy it up with ribbons and bows as you like. Put a top dent in this hat and you have the look shown at right by Katherine Ross, as Etta Place in the iconic western movie, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.

Back in the Day
Ladies hats had the bow on the right side, as opposed to a man's hat which sported the ribbon on the left. Look where the ribbon and such is on Katherine Ross's hat at right. The bow's on the right. Make your selection during the check out process.

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The General
Crown: Texas Straight
Brim: Hand Shaped Bound
Hatband: 2" satin with bow.
Color as shown: Sahara

Many of the pistoleers and Pinkerton's that Mister Hearst brings into (HBO's) Deadwood to terrorize the camp, are sporting this fine looking western derby. Short Crown, small brim this design goes back to the mid to late 1800s - and was the favorite civilian hat of Confederate General Robert E. Lee. Striking looking hat, it looks extremely good on women.

5X Price: $250.00 | Shipping: $35.00
Total: $285.00 USD

Paladin Town Hat
Crown: Texas Straight
Brim: Kettle-curl Open :: Hand Shaped
Hatband: 2" Satin with Bow
Color as shown: Silver Belly

Our Hat's off to Oscar Carey for ordering the first one, and here's what he had to say about his custom western hat from The Last Best West, "Longfellow, I just received my hat, It's perfect!! The fit, the look and everything could not be better. I can't thank you enough."

God Bless you and your staff,
Oscar 'Paladin' Carey

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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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Custom Cowboy Hat Box
Custom all wood design keeps your hat nicely elevated off the brim for storage or travel. 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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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. We wouldn't even need their hat size. . .you could give them a gift certificate and let them pick their own design. We'd place the gift certificate for the hat inside the custom Hat Box. How's that for a creative, thoughtful gift - that'll be remembered for ever thanks to the branded box. Want to talk about what we can do? Call Toll Free: 1.866.207.1909 or e-mail us:

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The Wyatt
Crown: Creased centre and sides
Brim: Hand Rolled Open
Hatband: 1 1/2" 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.

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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The Alfred
Crown: Modified Cattleman.
Brim: Hand worked Open
Hatband: 1" Satin with bow
Color as shown: Chocolate brown

Aidan Quinn ably portrayed the oldest son, Alfred, in Legends of the Fall - another excellent western movie filmed in and around Calgary.

The character, Alfred Ludlow, was the eldest of the three brothers, and constantly seeking his father's favor. Alfred grew to be a successful business man, and later a politician, who married the woman his other brother's couldn't.

Our hats off to Joshua Anthony for ordering the first one.

5X Price: $250.00 | Shipping: $35.00 | Total: $285.00 US

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