Okay, I gotta show off ...
I kept looking at boots that I could use both for SASS and reenacting.
The Fort Frontier Boots looked the cheapest and most comfortable boots I could find .... but there was this problem with the keyhole ... in 1850 California, they just didn't exist on the boots made out West ...
About the time I was considering boots I was also looking at the buckleless spur straps that were around ... metal was scarce in California, so they were often used.
So I made a set that matched my SASS pistol rig ... and they covered the keyhole, making them look like a pair of much more expensive (and much less comfortable) boot ...
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