The superior

Options:  INCLUDED FOR FREE.  NO EXTRA CHARGE.   (it's just good belt-making.)

• Ring:  Your choice of STAINLESS STEEL or SOLID BRASS ring.  Stainless Steel is the Default choice.
  

• Color: Your choice of Black or Chestnut Brown.  We assume Black if we do not hear otherwise.  There will be a few days delay on the black as we are awaiting an incoming shipment of leather.

• Length: This belt is a minimum of 72" but we generally have longer straps on hand.  Just ask, and we'll make it happen.  Shorter is very easy too, but please be careful and don't make it too small for you.  The formula is WAIST + 12 inches + about how long you'll want the tail.  If we don't hear from you we'll assume that 72+/-" is good as that fits most folks pretty well.
  

• Finished end: Square cut, diagonal cut, or English V.  We'll trim the end with a diagonal cut unless you tell us otherwise.

• Width: This belt is 1-1/2 inches wide.

• Tip:  This is your choice of a Solid Brass or Chrome plated solid brass - Add $8 on checkout
• Premium Buckle:Replace the Ring with your choice of a Solid Brass integrated tongue buckle or a Superb Chrome plated solid brass for $8 extra.
  

• Other Widths:  If you'd prefer a

This fine belt is handmade entirely with hand tools in our smoke free workshop in Bellows Falls, Vermont.   Please contact us within 3 days after the end of the auction, and make payment within 7 days.   We ship fast via USPS FCM (or better) with delivery confirmation.  We are happy to ship internationally and insurance is included in this rate.  Multiple items get a discount for combined shipping.  We typically use transparent packaging for your belt for thrift and easy clearance through postal security.  If this will be a gift or you'd like the contents of your order more hidden just drop us a note and we'll ship using opaque packaging.

Satisfaction policy - Your happiness with our products is a top priority.   See our feedback and know that this represents our sincere commitment to our customers.  Please contact us if you have any problem with what we've sent.  The deal's not done til everyone leaves smiling.

Buy It Now Special Offer:  We will include a

Free Brain Teaser metal puzzle

This picture is representative of the item on auction.  Which means that I don't take a picture of EVERY belt that I make.

How to Tie One On: Some customers have mentioned that they don't know how to tie these belts.  While the half windsor knot is very easy once you've done it, sometimes it takes a little teaching the first time.  Here's a graphic that will help first time wearers.

1. Pass the belt through the ring.
2. Run the end "wrong side" outwards underneath while holding the ring.
3. Pass the belt back down through the loop you created.
4. Adjust tension as needed.
5. Voila!
   

Cautionary tales..... there are other auctions out there that aren't selling what you'd probably want.

Thickness/Weight of Leather
Belts of much thinner grade leather have been sold on ebay for somewhat less or somewhat more than what we ask.  Every belt maker claims to make the best belts along with the inferiority of others.  Our decades of experience has shown that a bridle leather belt has a lifespan of at least as many decades despite any outlandish claims to the contrary.  It should come as no surprise that more costly leather delivers a better result.

Quality Hardware                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                We make absolutely no compromise on quality.  This is reflected in our choice of SOLID BRASS and STAINLESS STEEL rings and other superior hardware.  These are superb at resisting decades of use.  We encourage buyers to compare, it's your choice "silver/gold colored" rings or REAL SOLID CORROSION PROOF METAL.  We've chosen carefully, others sellers haven't.

Length of Leather
We've noticed some auctions for 55-65 inch belts.  A person with a 36" waist will have only a 6 inch tail after the half Windsor knot uses up a foot (it does).  So if you're a really tiny person, or want a really short tail end that'll be fine.  However, be aware that using 10-20" less leather is how that shell game works.

Width of Leather
There are 1" or 1 1/4" belts out there selling for the same price as our 1 1/2s..  No smoke and mirrors or MOJO will keep a customer from noticing a shaved down belt.  Still, if you'd prefer a more slender belt, why not check out one of our other auctions for a 1" and save a few bucks.    While you are comparing, check out the ring size on those other auctions... it's so BIG as to be silly.  Why not get one of ours with your choice of an appropriately sized Chrome ring or even a terrific piece of real historical belt hardware in the form of a BRONZE ring that was used in Spanish Naval uniforms more than 100 years ago.  A neat option for as long my supply of bronze rings holds out.  And NO-ONE has them except Dark Victory Armory.  Really.

Finished Edges

It's possible to take a ring and attach it to a strip of leather and call that done.  But a good belt should have a finished bevel to the sides.  Again trying to substitute mojo for quality will make a belt that is less that you deserve.  Check those edges...

We hope that these cautionary tales will steer people clear of the dissapointment of inferior quality.  It is possible to spend less or even more and get something that isn't what you deserve as a valued customer.

Satisfaction policy - Your happiness with our products is a top priority.   See our feedback and know that this represents our sincere commitment to our customers.  Please contact us if you have any problem with what we've sent.  The deal's not done till everyone leaves smiling.

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Our Sincere Thanks for Patronage,                                                    
Jordan (and David),
chief armorer (and apprentice)
Dark Victory Armory
                                                                            
                                                                  and remember your purchase supports the Society for Feeding Ancient Housecats.

ps.  We wish to thank our many customers for the overwhelming response to our belts.  We have been delighted to serve you and make the best belts in the known worlde.