CIVILIAN COMMERCIAL BELTS, HOLSTERS & SCABBARDS

All our civilian belts are made from original examples I have personally examined & surveyed. Each one is correct in all aspects and will give that nice finishing touch to your impression.

Each belt is made in exacting detail per the original copied. The hardware we utilize are all made here in the United States, and are expertly crafted directly from originals. Our stamped hardware are made from the original dyes, or made by us in our shop.

We do our own tooling completely from scratch, as seen on many examples of holsters, belts & wallets from the period.

BELTS

Roller Buckle Belts

Civilian Harness Leather Roller Buckle Belts are amongst the most common found, spanning the entire length of the 1800’s. These are the most common type of belt found from East to West.

We are happy to offer 2 different types of fancy edge tooling to our leather belts. 

Call for details…………………

COMMON BELT TYPES


CIVB1 1 ¾“wide Belt, with 1 ¾”Roller Buckle, 

CIVB2 1 ¼” Belt, with 1 ¾”Roller Buckle. Available in Black, Russet or Natural

CIVB3 1 ¾“wide Waist Belt, with 1 ¼” Roller Buckle Belt.

This tapered belt is unique in its construction. It is made out of 1 ¾ “ wide leather with a tapered end that fits into 1 ¼ “ buckle set on the outside of the belt. A common civilian pattern that was used in military service 

CIVB4 Civilian/Confederate Double Tongue Belt. (1840-80’s)

This belt is seen a number of photos of civilian & Confederates. It is typical of the belts brought from home to be used in the army early in the war. It is 2 1/2” to 3” wide, with 2 buckles on the one end and two tongues on the other. A correct and unique belt for that “rebellious” impression

CIVB5 Money Belt

Belt is made from thin calf skin with compartments to hide money & coins. A must have for that civilian that has a lot of money on their person that wants some security.

HOLSTERS                                                                        

This new section is an out growth of the custom work I have done for folks over the years, and will grow as I add patterns and styles to it.

Holsters of the period cover a wide variety of styles and for a wide variety of fire arms made during the period. They cover Military Style Flap types, Half Flap Types & “California” Pattern open tops All were popular during the period.

These show up from everything from a simple line embossing to heavily tooled designs. PLEASE SPECIFY PISTOL TYPE 

CIVHOL1 “California” Holster

These holsters cover a wide variety of styles and for a wide variety of fire arms made during the period. They cover Military Flap types, Half Flap Types & “California” Pattern open tops All were popular during the period.

These show up from everything from a simple line embossing to heavily tooled designs. We offer 3 basic styles just as the stores back then would for a commercial holster, they are:

Scallops & Daisies

The Works (Line embossed with Scallops, Roses, & Daisies ..

Custom California Style Holsters, CALL FOR INFORMATION ON TYPES AND STYLES FOR YOUR PISTOL……




  

CIVHOL2 “Slim Jim” Type Holster

CIVHOL3 Common Replacement Holster with Belt

                       
Just the Holster

                        
Just the Belt

CIVHOL4 Military Style Flap Holster

CIVHOL5 Half Flap Holster

KNIFE SCABBARDS

The Knife scabbards we make are copied directly off originals used and made during the period. These come in a nice variety and cam be made to fit most any knife.

KS1 “Russell” style center seam style Scabbard & Belt.

The Russell Knife Company at Green River offered a “One Size Fits all” scabbard and belt for their popular trade knives. Troy Groves od AZ and I worked on this project, copying the scabbard from the original information found in the Russell Knife Catalog from the period. Faithfully reproduced it in every detail, it is a simple but sturdy scabbard holding the blade and grip securely into the scabbard body.

Scabbard and Belt.

Scabbard Only

Belt Only

KS2 “Mansfield” style one piece scabbard

The Scabbard and its side knife reside in the collections at Mansfield State Historic site in Louisiana. Surveyed by myself when I worker as a Interpretive Ranger. It is a simple and straight forward scabbard made of one piece of leather folded back on it self, forming the belt loop and scabbard body. 

When ordering please send a tracing of your knife to ensure a proper fit.