Incredible Value, very durable and well made
I am a huge fan of leather products. I wear cowboy boots or leather dress shoes, expensive custom made leather gun belts and gun holsters and prefer leather bags over a bag made from anything else.
I didn't own a really dark brown leather belt so I ordered this one to "hold me over" until a custom gun belt can be made for me. While this is no gun belt (gun belts are reinforced and have little to no flexibility), this is a surprisingly good belt, and as far as off-the-shelf belts go, this is one of the more durable ones I have seen.
Like all correctly measured belts, 1 1/2" is the width of the buckle, not the belt itself. If the loops on your pants are 1 1/2" have no fear, this belt will feed through your loops just fine.
The leather is very supple and has resisted cracking and weathering very well. For a single-ply belt it is very thick and sturdy. The stitching is heavy and well done, and the buckle is very thick.
Rather than "holding me over" until my custom belt arrives... this belt is one of the rare off-the-shelf ones that will be added to my wardrobe as a permanent addition. For occasions where I am not going to wear anything heavy on my belt, this will get the call to duty.
You can probably see from the picture, there is a light tooling/stamp along the edges. This is very subtle and really adds to the visual appeal of the belt.
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