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The
Champie
Crown:
Creased
Brim: 1/2" Kettle Curl Bound
Hatband: 1" Satin with Bow
Color as shown: Sand
Lawton
Champie was a champion rodeo competitor in the
1920s and 1930s, as well as being a life-long
working cowboy. This hat design was likely named
for Mister Champie, although the brim working
on the hat Lawton is wearing in the Levi Strauss
ad at right is a little bit different, it's
the same basic look. Hat makers started offering
pre-creased crowns and shaped brims after they
saw the most common way the working Cowboys
had of creasing their hats. |
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Look
Familiar?
Christopher Lloyd
in Back to the Future III. His character;
Dr. Emmett Brown sports a brown beat up version
of the Champie |
This
big grandiose cowboy hat would do Tom Mix proud;
watch almost any "B" western movie
from the 1930s and you'll see someone wearing
a Champie in almost every scene. No kidding.
And if
you want the Tom Mix Look click here and have
a look at our big B-Movie Hats. |
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Our
thanks to Lawton and Wendy Cavalliere for supplying
the ad at right, and the rest of the Champie Clan. |
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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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Made For. . . .
All
our custom western hat's are personalized
with your name, initials, or moniker stamped
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The Rough Rider
1898 Spanish-American War 1st
United States Volunteer Cavalry Hat
Crown: centre trench|
Brim: hand rolled - Open
Hatband: 1" Satin with 1898 bow. Color
as shown: Sahara in 20X Fur-felt
Teddy
Roosevelt called these short 4 months in 1898
the most exciting of his life; culminating in
leading his "Rough Riders" up San
Juan Hill in that storied charge. If you look
at any picture of the US Expeditionary Force,
you'll see almost as many brim and crown treatments
of the same basic hat as there are soldiers.
Our hat is based on the originals we saw at
the Cavalry Museum in Tucson, Arizona, and is
shown in the centre picture below. To the left
you'll see two versions of the crown. Put
your mouse over the image at left: The first
has the side pinch and the second has none.
On our version we also dropped the mesh air
vent, but included the traditional military
style side bow on the hat band. Order with or
without the cavalry cord. Easily choose your
hat options during the checkout process.
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1898 Campaign Hat
Enlisted Man's Issue
Crown: 4 pinch peak |
Brim: Flat - Open
Hatband: 1/2" Satin with bow.
Color as shown: Sand in 20X Fur-felt
The
Spanish–American War was a conflict between
Spain and the United States of America from
April to August 1898. It heralded the emergence
of America as a world power and climaxed with
Teddy Roosevelt's' charge up San Juan Hill in
Cuba. This is the enlisted man's hat.
Our
hats off to Everett in California for ordering
the first one, "Longfellow, Just
got the hat and it's perfect! Really great job,
like the hat-band too. It's so beautiful I kinda
hate to give it the worn out sidekick treatment
but I got a feeling I will. Do you suggest the
same method you describe
on the website ( taking a shower with it
)?" Thanks! Everett. |
An
enlisted man in
this 1898 photo.
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The
Ten Gallon Hat
Legendary slang from the old west - this is a common
term for a very large cowboy hat - along the same size
as our Wasey, the idea being you could carry
ten gallons of water in it for your horse. Well, the
10 gallon hat doesn't exist - simple as that. This was
a misinterpretation by Texas Cowboys of the Spanish
word, "galón." that Mexican
Vaqueros used to describe the narrow, braided, trimming,
they used to decorate the crowns of their hats. In reality
the largest cowboy hat crown would barely hold one gallon
of water, and any hat that would hold 10 gallons,
would be so large and unwieldy that it'd be un wearable
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Horse
Hair Hat Bands
Add a quality horse hair hat
band to any hat. Slide it over the satin ribbon
and bow {as seen on the Wasey below} or wear
it alone. Click picture for larger image.
- 5/8"
Double tail Black/Beige Price: $25.00
See
it on a hat click here.
- 1/2"
Padded Double Hitch 2 tail Black/Beige/Maroon
Price: $75.00
See
it on a hat click here. Seen on the Wasey
below.
- 1/4"
Single tail Black/Beige Price: $15.00
See
it on a hat click here.
- 1/4"
Single tail Beige/Black Price: $15.00
See
it on a hat click here.
- 1/4"
Two strand single tail Black/Beige As seen
on the Yakima
Price: $15.00
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The
Wasey
Crown:
Three Dent Modified Sagebrush
Brim: Open
Hatband: 1" Satin with Bow
Color as shown: Un dyed natural
Shown in 100% beaver fur-felt
Modified
Sagebrush shaped crown was one of the most common
of
the first few decades of the 20th century. Crown
shape was first seen in the 1890s. We've modified
this look by starting with an oversized hat
body, and sliding a horse-hair hat band over
the satin ribbon and bow. The brim on our hat
on the left would be almost twice as wide as
seen in the painting and can be shaped
any way you like. Shown here in an Un dyed Natural
color in 100% beaver fur-felt. The color is
a wonderfully rich looking mid brown. Put your
mouse over the hunter at right.
For
the best in sun protection, the oversized hat
body can give you up to a 50% wider brim.
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Hunter
wearing a smaller brimmed Wasey, in this Winchester
painting circa 1917.
We
will shape your Wasey any way you want. All
production details are confirmed via e-mail
within 1 business day of your order being
placed.
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This
is our Winchester version;
client wanted a hat like the hunter
in the painting - above right.
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Kettle
curl the brim and put on a bound edge,
adjust the crown dents and you get
the version worn by Peter Fonda in
3:10 to Yuma; or Daniel Day
Lewis in
There Will Be Blood.

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Daniel
Day-Lewis is brilliant in; There
Will Be Blood. {2007}
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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
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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.
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Sahara
colored Hickok custom western hat. Taller crown was
a client request. |
The
Hickok
Crown: Texas Straight
Brim: Pencil Roll 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 picture on the right. We start with an
oversized hat body to make this wide brimmed
custom western hat.
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James
Butler Hickock or
Wild Bill circa 1875. |
Red
Cahoun of the Silver Spur Gunfighters keeps
the faith with his Custom Hickock.
"Best
lookin' hat I own!"
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testimonials
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The
Slim Jim Holster
the Classic side-arm holster of the early
west.
Most
men - including Texas Rangers - who could afford
a holster would have used this style in the
early days of the western frontier. Shown here
with a Remington 36 cal. black powder pistol,
with a 7 1/2" barrel. Holster shown is
a left draw and can be worn on the left hip,
on the right for a cross draw or on the right
for a right handed "Twist" or "Cavalry"
or "Hickok" draw. Shown plain - no
adornment - in our signature color: Deadwood
Brown. Our Holsters are Top Quality - made for
life-long use. We will custom make to accommodate
the make and calibre of your side arm. Other
colors available click
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Old
Texas
Crown:
Texas Straight
Brim: Kettle Curl Open
Hatband: 1"multi-colored burlap
Color as shown: Chocolate
Some variation of this design was seen on almost
all the actors, in the remake of John Wayne's,
"Alamo", starring Billy Bob Thornton,
and others. This traditional Texas look for
a Cowboy Hat was the precursor of the Boss of
the Plains, and was well known in the Texas
of the 1830s and onward. Order with a flat brim
or kettle curled.
Like
any of our hats you can substitute a different
hat band from one of our other hats - in most
cases for no extra money. We confirm all details
of your hat within 1 business day of your purchase.
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Patrick
Wilson as William Travis in the 2006 remake
of the Alamo.
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Big
Monty
Crown:
Modified Gus crease
Brim: Hand-Curl Bound
- with contrasting edge in navy blue
Hatband: 2" Satin with Bow
Color as shown: Bluey-Grey Specialty Color
This
is the Monty's
hard riding brother; the Big Monty has a wider,
range ready brim. Specialty color was requested
by the client. If you don't see the color you
want - please check with us - we may be able
to do it for you. Bound brim edge can be contrasting
or the same color as the felt - or not bound
at all. Your choice.
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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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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.
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Trail
Dust
Another customer driven
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.
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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.
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Traditional
Cowboys and their Hats
Up
until the turn of the 20th Century most cowboy
hats were sold in Mail Order Catalogues. In
those days if the local haberdasher didn't have
the hat you wanted - he likely had a catalogue
to order one from. The first cowboy hats were
all made from 100% beaver fur-felt, natural
and undyed, and worth their weight in gold to
working cowboys and most all other Westerners.
The
Montgomery Ward Catalogue of 1872 (at right)
was the first to offer a "Western Sombrero"
for sale to the public. Like our open crown
cowboy hat, The Calgary
- most hats were shipped with uncreased crowns,
and little shape to the brim. Manufacturers
knew the cowboys wanted to personalize the hat
themselves - so they shipped unfinished. Remember
Hoss from Bonanza and his big dang hat? That
was the most authentic old west hat any of the
Bonanza cast wore. |
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Below
is a 1890s Cavalry Hat is a new (clean) version
of the Dirty Trooper.
Shown in a bone color. |

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Dirty
Trooper
Crown:
Creased and Pinched.
Back has a "Mule Kick" indentation.
Brim: Hand worked Open
Hatband: Satin Ribbon
Color when new: Sand
This
cavalry hat is our version of the classic
look sported by the US Cavalry in the
later quarter of the 19th Century. Not
as exaggerated as the modern Air Cav.
Designs.
Originally
the hat was a sand color, but the color
has faded from constant exposure to
the sun (better your hat, then your
skin and eyes).
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.
This
hat still has it's traditional roots.
Buy it new or we'll be happy to dirty
it up for you!
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A
Cavalry Officer in
this 1890 photo.
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two Cowboy Hats (Dirty Trooper and Dirty
Champie) have seen some hard wear - and
have the staining to prove it! The hat's
have seen sweltering heat, blizzards and
thunderstorms - and more than a few tumbles!
We
thought you'd like to see what a hard worn
hat looks like. We think they have character
- lord knows it took hard work to get them
to this state! We'd never think of cleaning
them - they are what they are. They've aged
gracefully so far - the fur-felt is still
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Dirty Champie
Crown:
Creased and Pinched.
Brim: Hand worked Open
Hatband: 1/2" Leather Cavalry Tie
Color when new: Silver Belly
This
hat is the working version of the champie -
seen above. Open Brim - not bound, more creasing
to the crown. This was one of the most popular
designs of the late 19th and early twentieth
centuries. These days this basic shape is called
the "Gus"
after Robert Duvall's character in Lonesome
Dove. This hat has seen a lot of service
and was in this condition when we made our character
hat, The Ellsworth - below. |
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the hat was Silver Belly in color, but the color
has faded from constant exposure to the sun (better
your hat, then your skin and eyes). Buy it new
or we'll be happy to dirty it up for you! |
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Northwest
Peak
Crown:
4 pinch peak | Brim: Hand shaped Open
Hatband: Braided Leather
Color as shown: UnDyed Natural
This
4 pinch peak was first shown in the Northwest
in the 1880s. Today most State Troopers
wear a version of this crown working and
of course the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Rather than showing the military flat
brim, like the mounties, troopers and
scouts sport - we've chosen to show it
with a slight upward sweep - reminiscent
of a cowboy hat. We'll shape the brim
either way for you - or something completely
different.
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you read our ordering procedures?
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Mounties
in Dawson City;
Yukon Territories - 1898
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The
Calgary Cowboy Hat
Crown:
Round Uncreased | Brim: Hand Shaped Open
Hatband: Braided Buckskin Color
shown: Chocolate
This cowboy hat was available for purchase through
mail-order catalogues put out by T.E. Eaton,
The Hudson's Bay Company, and Sears-Roebuck,
in the 1890s-to early 1910s. Most hats were
shipped unfinished for the cowboys to personalize
them - themselves - like Guy Weadick to the
right pictured in ~1912.
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Calgary
Stampede Founder Guy Weadick {1912}
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to make an Old West Character 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.
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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?
Buy
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YOUR CUSTOM HAT
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. Have Questions?
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