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Ranger Belt with 4 pc Texas Ranger Service Buckle
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A combination of Durango high quality belts and the authentic Texas
Rangers Service Buckle set makes a unique one-of-a-kind handmade belt. the
belts are hand-crafted from 6oz premium Hermann Oak leather with a back
lining of 5oz Burgundy Latigo. The edges are hand-burnished to a smooth
finish and the belt is sewn with #348 thread for extra strength. |
Details / Buy-It |
Rangers George Black and J. M. Britton, ca. 1895 ©1999, Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum. |
There are many pictures of the Rangers of the last
quarter of the nineteenth century. The average Ranger of the late 1870s
normally lived in his work clothes, which were also his dress clothes. He
did not look like the movie cowboys; unlike the cowboy boots popular
today, he wore boots almost knee high and cut square across the top with a
high heel and somewhat pointed toes. Usually a Ranger's boots were the
best item of clothing he owned. His spurs were heavy, with large rowels. A
wide-brimmed hat was a necessity, and they were worn in almost every color
and shape. The Ranger had long underwear, and his pants and shirt were
generally of fairly heavy weight. he wore a vest, a handy place to keep a
watch if he had one, coins, tobacco and any papers. In the colder portions
of the state, or during winter, the Ranger wore a heavy coat manufactured
of anything from thick cloth to buffalo hide. Unlike the cowboys depicted on TV and in movie westerns, the Ranger carried his knife and pistol on a belt worn high on his waist; he needed his handgun ready at any time and could take no chances on a belt hung low on his hips. A number of contemporary photographs show Rangers wearing cross-draw holsters, a convenient way to draw a weapon when riding. |
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