With
this design we attempted to fashion a crown shape
reminiscent of a ridge in the Alberta Rocky Mountains.
We feel this back crease beautifully compliments the
3 pinch creasing we've worked the front of the crown
with. Click
for how we make your hat :: Testimonials
The
original Rocky Mountain Rangers
In 1885 the Riel Rebellion inflamed
the Canadian West - and in response militia units
were formed throughout the Northwest Territories (in
1885 it included Alberta and Saskatchewan) of Canada.
In 1885 one unit was organized and commanded by a
former Cavalry Captain, John Stewart. Stewart called
the group the Rocky Mountain Rangers, and the unit
was made up of 3 troops of 40 men each. Many Rangers
were former Mounties, but most Troopers were American
cowboys working ranches in the Medicine Hat area.
:: click
hat pictures for larger images.
The
Rocky Mountain Rangers of 1885 lasted only 3 months,
and never saw any action. Called the "Tough Men"
by the towns folk of Medicine Hat, the troop spent
their time on long patrols, and amused themselves
by getting drunk and annoying the Halifax Provisional
Battalion that was stationed nearby. When the Riel
Rebellion ended the volunteer unit was disbanded,
however the name: Rocky Mountain Rangers was resurrected
in 1900 and to this day remains the name of a prestigious
Canadian Infantry Regiment.
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The
original Rocky Mountain Rangers became The South
Alberta Horse and now the South Alberta Light Horse
and are the direct dependence of the 1885 Rocky
Mountain Trooper.
And
today they continue to carry the Battle honor on
their Battle Flag, Northwest Canada 1885.
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our thanks to Jim Ogston; Historian for the South
Alberta Light Horse, for adding to our understanding.
ALL
HAT ORDERS SHIP WITH A WOODEN HAT STRETCHER.
A $25 DOLLAR VALUE. NEW HAT PURCHASES
ONLY.
We
recommend all customers who OWN a good hat,
get a hat stretcher. It Is a small cost for a tool
that will help keep ALL your hats fitting properly.
As well, if you only wear your hat seldom; or have
a number of hats you wear, you will find our wooden
hat stretcher a valuable addition to maintaining the
perfect shape of your custom cowboy hat.
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
Last Best Cowboy Hat. One of a kind Fur-Felt Art.
ORDER
THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN RANGER
Hat
shown is in undyed natural color in 20X
or 50% beaver fur-felt. Hat Band
is 1" satin ribbon with an 1898 bow, and
shown with our optional custom windstring. The
closest to the natural color in 5X is Sahara.
CROWN: 6 inches BRIM: 4 inches
We
will e-mail you within one business day to confirm
your hat details
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.
True Old West Hats Order your hat in 100X un
dyed, pure beaver fur-felt, and be
one of the first to hearken back to
an era in hat making a hundred and
forty years ago. The first cowboy
hats were made from 100% beaver fur-felt,
natural and un dyed, and unless the
cowboy lost it or had it stolen -
the hat lasted a lifetime.
For
an all weather hat - nothing beats
a traditional western hat made from
100X Pure Beaver fur-felt - it's what
old west cowboys wore.
1898
Bow This
was the most 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.
Custom
Wind String/Stampede String
Heavy
Latigo lace includes this oak, custom
stained slider. You can choose either
a medium or large slider, custom stained
in Deadwood Brown or Old Oak. As well
you can select brown or black leather
lace. Add this custom wind string to
any of our custom hats. Click on the
picture at left for a larger image.
Never
lose your hat again with this handsome
stampede string. Easily select your
choices during the checkout process.
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 6" (inch) high crown and a 5"
wide brim. Click
for our other most common questions.
All
about hats and how we do it 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. Click here
for all our Cowboy Hat Facts.
The Best of the Best - order 100x . . .
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. Please keep in mind we try to take
our pictures with natural light - so differences
between the same color reflects the difference
in light when the picture was taken: Indoors,
Outdoors, Sunny Day or Cloudy.
Click here for our hat catalogue.
Trail
Dust Many customers have been requesting
that we dirty up their new hats to make
them look trail worn. Pictured is a dusty
Josey
Wales - our Josey
Wales hat with many years’
worth of trail dust - as if a hard living
horse soldier had been wearing it. Inset
hat shows the hat clean and unsoiled.
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 on our BOSS
SPEARMAN 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 yore 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.
We
have adapted a custom stained oak slider
so every customer gets a perfect fit for
their custom hatband. It's surprisingly
fast and you can easily take our hatband
off and put it on a different hat.
And
if you don't want to take off your old hatband,
the beauty of our custom hatbands is you
can simply slide our custom hatbands over
top of the satin ribbon and bow. (SEEN AT
RIGHT)
ORDERING
THE RIGHT SIZE OFFERED
IN 2 SIZES: MEDIUM WHICH FITS HAT SIZES
6 3/4 TO 7 1/4 AND LARGE WHICH IS GOOD FOR
7 1/4 TO SIZE 8.
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Indian
Riffle Sheaths
Mountain men and trappers were
the first whites to wander the
wild places of the west, and they
soon learned the value of fine
leather work from the Indians.
Four
different quality levels to choose
from. Show your style and carry
your prized long-arm in a classic
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We
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