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6 hours ago, plinkercases said:

Yes Dwight that makes it very clear.... don't knock your  artistic side!

question I have is.... in a period correct model would they would have had  dome snaps? so what would the fastening method have been? mind you I am not sure what period a money belt gun belt is from and perhaps they had snaps?

Honestly, I don't know plinkercases, . . . snaps are probably not "period correct", . . . but then again, not much more than the leather is, . . . and even it has undergone many changes in the way it is created / finished, etc.

I tend to go by the overall look, . . . Western?, . . . OK, . . . and I kind of drop it there.

But that's just me, . . . and how I approach this stuff.

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Dwight

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Yah not trying to be critical just curious thanks. I have on of these on my wish build list but don't even seem to get to the bench at all these days between obligations and commitments. It is a relaxing "jobby" for me (hobby that maybe sort of almost pays fro itself!). Perhaps this summer I can take a try at one and let you pass on some tips.

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Those pictures were the last one I did, . . . and it was indeed fun.  

If I had to choose making them or a regular Duke rig, . . . the money belt is probably a bit easier to do, . . . and because it is a bit "different" folks will pay a bit more for it than a normal Duke rig.

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Dwight

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Hi All

It took me while but this is the version of John Wayne's Suede Belt gun rig i am happy with, belt is made from sand coloured premium suede split with a 3-4 oz veg tan inner core to give it a bit of rigidity. Holsters are made from 6-7 oz veg tan leather, back to back, both sized for a colt with a 4 and 3/4 inch barrel. Hope you like.

Regards Forester

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Good looking work, . . . but then again, . . . if the Duke is in it, . . . it's gonna be good.

You did a real good job, . . . 

May God bless,

Dwight

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Great job as always.

"Oh my God....I beseech thee grant me the grace to remain in Thy Presence; and to this end do Thou prosper me with Thy assistance, receive all my works, and possess all my affections" Brother Lawrence c.1614-1691

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2 hours ago, Lizardo said:

An odd question, but, where can I find reproduction paper money from the period? I can find reproduction double eagles, but no paper money.

Not odd at all, . . . I had the same question, . . . couldn't find decent answers, . . . so I googled up images of the stuff, . . . printed my own.

Since it will never be used in commerce, . . . and is not "official" government currency, . . . it worked out.

Bump up above in this thread and you can see some of the stuff I had.

May God bless,

Dwight

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1 hour ago, Lizardo said:

Thanks, I did that, just didn't know the correct sizes. Great for staged photos. Love the belt.

Thanks, Lizardo, for the good words.  As for the money, I just made it all the basic size of modern currency.  I know that there were other sizes in the past, . . . some even ridiculous, . . . but most modernistas would look at it with a frown on their face, . . . so I just bent to peer pressure, . . . it works.

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Dwight

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