Buckles! Where on Earth do I find buckles?

Stophel · January 17, 2010, 06:08:53 PM

Where can I find buckles? Who has them? It seems next to impossible to find belt buckles, particularly in larger sizes (like 2" or 2 1/4"). Tandy's selection has dwindled to almost nothing, and searching the internet yields no more different buckles than that. Know of any suppliers that have any selection of belt buckles?

GunClick Rick · January 17, 2010, 06:11:16 PM

You want buckles already made?Or to do leather crafting.

http://www.rubylane.com

type buckles in the saerch area..

FEATHERS · January 17, 2010, 06:57:49 PM

G'Day,Take a look at http://www.bealscowboybuckles.com Feathers

Stophel · January 17, 2010, 07:09:00 PM

I just want ordinary brass buckles. Heavy brass buckles big enough for a pistol belt. Plain square buckles, "California" clipped buckles, heel bar buckles, Sam Browne buckles... The selections I have found so far are limited to say the least.

GunClick Rick · January 17, 2010, 07:44:29 PM

Ned Buckshot knows i think,i have a real nice one on the rig me made for me.Or what about W.Ghormely???

panhead pete · January 17, 2010, 07:46:08 PM

If you have a state sales tax certificate (hint,hint), You can open a commercial account with Weaver leather. They have an excellent selection of buckles. My sales are small but having a commercial account helps in more ways than one. Siegel Leather in CA also has a good selection. Hidecrafters may, but I have not done any business with them in some time. I am sure others will some good suggestions as well.

Good luck,

Panhead

GunClick Rick · January 17, 2010, 07:48:31 PM

http://search.rubylane.com/search?ss=brass+buckles&hsb=Find+an+Item

http://www.rubylane.com/shops/its-a-basketcase/item/AA-120

Arizona Cattleman · January 17, 2010, 07:49:46 PM

Try here... http://www.beltbuckles.com/caclcobebu.html

AC

Stophel · January 17, 2010, 08:07:56 PM

So far, no good. A couple of places have a 2" or a 2 1/4" double tongue buckle, which I might use some time in the future, but all I need for my more immediate project is just a square-ish, heavy, plain brass, center bar buckle for a 2" belt. It's looking like I'm gonna have to make that too...

JohnR · January 17, 2010, 08:26:31 PM

http://www.crazycrow.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=530-100-000

Stophel · January 17, 2010, 08:34:41 PM

Thanks, I might be able to use something there! Odd thing is, I was just on Crazy Crow a while ago, and searched for buckles, and they only showed me about 4 or 5 buckles.... I'll have to bookmark that actual page!

Dalton Masterson · January 17, 2010, 08:38:23 PM

These ones arent plain, but dang they are nice.
http://www.willghormley-maker.com/OWCBuckles.html

I have a few of each of them, and try to put them on my customers work as well, if they want them. They really dress up a belt.
DM

Kid Terico · January 17, 2010, 08:44:12 PM

Dalton if I read one of his statements correct he is putting this on a 2" billet. That ellimitates a lot of buckles. KT

Dalton Masterson · January 17, 2010, 08:45:03 PM

Oh, I missed that part. That does eliminate a bunch...
DM

Arizona Cattleman · January 17, 2010, 09:01:06 PM

http://www.leatherbelts.com/santa_belts/U01.html These fit the size criteria but not exactly western

AC

Stophel · January 17, 2010, 09:24:51 PM

Ho, ho, ho!

That's a little too big!

What I'm doing is making a holster and belt for a much-modified S&W 21-4 .44 Special. I also need to make myself a holster and belt for a Dragoon, but the .44 Special is the more pressing project. I might get one of Ghormley's buckles for that one...

Thanks, guys!

WaddWatsonEllis · January 17, 2010, 11:18:52 PM

Hi,

I think Will Ghormely only has silver buckles on his website, but I would think that he could get you about anything you wanted .....

Here is his sale website ....

http://www.willghormley-maker.com/SpringSale.html

Although most if not all of these are already sold, if you email him, he could probably come up with anything you wanted ....

Ned Buckshot · January 18, 2010, 02:56:29 AM

2" center bar clipped corner buckles are IMPOSSIBLE to find. When I had a run on my Pale Rider Rig I had to have them custom cast and it wasn't cheap! And had to have 25 of them made to get even one.

Good Luck

Ned

Skeeter Lewis · January 18, 2010, 07:37:57 AM

Panhead is right. Weaver are good for buckles. Take a look.

http://www.leathersupply.com/downloads/catalog/BeltBlanks&Buckles.pdf

JD Alan · January 18, 2010, 09:24:51 AM

Stophel, I've had the same problem. You want a good heavy buckle for a 2 inch straight belt, and they are all but impossible to find. I didn't see anything at Weaver that fit a two inch belt. Most everyone stops at 1 ½ or 1 ¾.

Now that Crazy Crow page is different. I'd never seen that page, and I had looked there too. John R, thanks for that Link!