When I made this cartridge belt in 1985 I had a 31" waist but now it's 36". I was on the last hole so decided to make it longer. Just relocating the billet wouldn't do. I unstitched 2" of the lining on the tongue end and tapered the underside to match the tapering on the addition to avoid it being thicker where they connect. Once the tongue was relocated I then added five bullet loops stitched intentional crappy to match the old primitive loops. They cover up the original billet stitching holes.I wore this belt a lot because it's very comfortable and fits different holster well. I didn't care about making it look pretty. Just like something an old west saddler might do for a guy. Now it fits perfect again.
I suspect that few Colt collectors have made and tooled their own holsters and gunbelts. Perhaps you, like myself, bought our leather carving tools and other equipment from Tandy in the 1950's-60's. Accordingly, you will always have a level of understanding of the antique holsters and gunbelts that is above that of other collectors. Learning a new skill is always a good thing.
I still have my Tandy tools I bought back in the 60's. I still use them to make knife sheaths for knives i buy. I have a money belt that is 5 inches to big for me that I will cut down to my size this winter. Should be an easy fix.
The lining is brown, now two tones of brown, but the belt itself is black. But it's real beat up in areas with black rubbed or scratched off. Here's the belt with a B-M lefty holster I owned for a while.
Nice work WB and thanks for sharing. Love those work bench photos. Your cat has the same looks on its face that I get when I’m down to my last Coors...
We have a neighbor cat that looks just like yours. They all hang out in our yard because I feed the birds so it's like a buffet over here. They caught one an hour ago but it escaped. Here's our dog Cassius who's no longer with us. Don't know about Tranters but he liked these.
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