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| Note: | ~ Prices below are for belt buckle (set) only. |
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Longhorn, 4-pc Ranger Belt Buckle Set
¾" (19mm) wide in Solid Sterling Silver US $ 340.- |
Sonora, 4-pc Ranger Belt Buckle Set
¾" (19mm) wide in Solid Sterling Silver US $ 340.- |
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Mojave, 4-pc Ranger Belt Buckle Set
1" (25mm) wide in Solid Sterling Silver US $ 395.- |
Laredo, 4-pc Ranger Belt Buckle Set
¾" (19mm) wide in Solid Sterling Silver US $ 390.- |
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Baja, 4-pc Ranger Belt Buckle Set
¾" (19mm) wide in Solid Sterling Silver US $ 390.- |
Prairie, 4-pc Ranger Belt Buckle Set
1¼" (32mm) wide in Solid Sterling Silver US $ 460.- |
Note: All standard belt buckle (sets) above, except the Laredo
are available hand engraved, with scrollwork and/or figurative engraving.
How to ORDER Hand Engraved Belt Buckles & Other Pieces
Please also see
Hand Engraved Silver & Gold Belt Buckles for available finished pieces and examples of previous work.
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Recommended Buckles for
Optional Silver and Gold Appointments |
Custom Belt Straps |
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This photo of a stack of belts, illustrates the difference between the width of buckle openings, and thereby the differing strap widths. A quarter inch (6mm) doesn't sound like much, but it makes a big difference. We don't recommend a ranger strap for anything bigger than a 1" (25mm) buckle opening.
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The history of the Ranger belt began as a cinching technique in horse tack. It allowed for tightening a strap without pinching a horse's hair in the buckle.
Mexican Vaqueros were the skilled ranch workers of the early cattle days. They also attained great skills in leatherwork and silversmithing from the Spanish tradition in order to make the trappings of their trade.
Sometime in the 1840's, the new Colt Walker 6 shooter was tried out by the legendary group of frontier lawmen, the Texas Rangers. These new guns needed holsters which required wide belts. By adapting the technique from horse tack, a smaller belt buckle sufficed.
The Ranger belt and buckle sets are now Classic Western Americana. It is a rare photograph of a cowboy that doesn't show him wearing a Ranger belt or Trophy buckle. Few American traditions in dress are so timeless, as Ranger belts and buckles are popular today.
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