Henry Bowman
Senior Member
Yesterday I received a new gun belt I had been anxiously awaiting. It is the Ultra Thin Dress Gun Belt from C. Rusty Sherrick: http://www.c-rusty.com/pages/other%20prod/Belts.html
I wear "office casual" or suits at least 5 days a week (lawyer
). I have high quality dress belts that cost $60-80 and have lasted a decade or more of daily use. These are the high quality belts you will find in Nordstom and other high-end stores. They are excellent quality and durable, but are not stiff enough to really support a holster rig.
I have another excellent double thick belt that I can wear with jeans or other casual clothes, but it is too thick and bulky to wear with a suit or "dress" clothes. A year ago (or more) I asked here on THR about a fine quality dress gun belt that is stiffened with an insert of some sort (like a high density plastic) rather than relying on being 1/4" layered cowhide with a heavy buckle to handle its bulk. I was led to Rusty Sherrick and was not led wrong.
His belts (and other gunleather) are made exclusively of horsehide. I already knew that horsehide was much "harder" and stiffer than cowhide, even in thinner material. This belt is exactly what I was looking for. I ordered it in cordovan, which is a deep dark, almost black, cherry color and will pass for black unless compared side to side with a black sample. The buckle looks just like that of my fine dress belts. I may need to order black and brown soon also.
This belt cost me $90 (plus $5 shipping) and is well worth it when compared to other high quality dress belts. I believe that his price is now $100 for this belt, but I would not hesitate to spend it again. It did take almost 6 months for delivery -- a little longer than I expected, but not more than many other custom gunleather sources.
If you need a big wide and thick work belt that will support your holster, you have many options and can find a suitable belt probably at a lower price than this one. But if you need it to look like a fine dress belt (in finish, stitching, width, and thickness), you need to talk to Rusty.
I wear "office casual" or suits at least 5 days a week (lawyer
). I have high quality dress belts that cost $60-80 and have lasted a decade or more of daily use. These are the high quality belts you will find in Nordstom and other high-end stores. They are excellent quality and durable, but are not stiff enough to really support a holster rig.I have another excellent double thick belt that I can wear with jeans or other casual clothes, but it is too thick and bulky to wear with a suit or "dress" clothes. A year ago (or more) I asked here on THR about a fine quality dress gun belt that is stiffened with an insert of some sort (like a high density plastic) rather than relying on being 1/4" layered cowhide with a heavy buckle to handle its bulk. I was led to Rusty Sherrick and was not led wrong.
His belts (and other gunleather) are made exclusively of horsehide. I already knew that horsehide was much "harder" and stiffer than cowhide, even in thinner material. This belt is exactly what I was looking for. I ordered it in cordovan, which is a deep dark, almost black, cherry color and will pass for black unless compared side to side with a black sample. The buckle looks just like that of my fine dress belts. I may need to order black and brown soon also.
This belt cost me $90 (plus $5 shipping) and is well worth it when compared to other high quality dress belts. I believe that his price is now $100 for this belt, but I would not hesitate to spend it again. It did take almost 6 months for delivery -- a little longer than I expected, but not more than many other custom gunleather sources.
If you need a big wide and thick work belt that will support your holster, you have many options and can find a suitable belt probably at a lower price than this one. But if you need it to look like a fine dress belt (in finish, stitching, width, and thickness), you need to talk to Rusty.
