Very interesting method. Very different from most modern repros. Of course, it helps illustrate the need for reenactors (of all periods) to look at original sources instead of slavishly replicating always the same modern repros. Thanks, Santee.

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

ALways good to have options.

Hey Santee. Been watching for a few years now, just wanted to give you some well wishes from a former Texas boy now holed up in the middle of nowhere in Missouri. Your videos here on the Arizona Ghostriders channel has helped me more than you know in getting my old west knowledge up to snuff, and it makes for some interesting conversations with my dad. Keep up the good work!

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thanks and enjoy the state where all them famous Confederate Guerillas came from.

@RedneckForge

Жыл бұрын

I am in Missouri and I went to Texas and I am back in Missouri

@TheSapperjoe

Жыл бұрын

A born and raised Missourian here

@r.e.tucker3223

Жыл бұрын

Mizzurah boy here as well.

@davidowens989

Жыл бұрын

Born and raised in Ozark Co…now living in Springfield.

Lacing cartridge loops, sure beats all the stitching…. Now I gotta look it up in my Packing Iron book. Thanks Santee great ideas! Have a great weekend.

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

Right on!

The folks at River Junction are great, I’ve been making purchases since they opened many years ago. As a matter of fact, while cleaning out my re-enacting stash, I found one of their catalogs, #1 to be exact. I have been eyeing that very belt myself, looks nice and like you said a heavy leather loaded with 40 44-40 cartridges gets heavy quick! Good luck on the new job!

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

Thank You!

I've been eyeballing that gun belt myself from the good folks at River Junction. Thank you Santee for making a video on it.

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome.

this was great: you turned a simple need to replace an important item into a whole video that was informative and fun

@ArizonaGhostriders

2 ай бұрын

Thank You!

Another great video Santee! Funny story, I realized when watching it that my family and I met you at what I'm assuming is the new gig a couple of weeks ago. You seemed SO familiar to me and now I understand why! My 4 boys still talk about their cowboy friend they met in AZ. Anyway, wish I would have put two and two together so I could have told you in person how much I enjoy your content here.

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

Awww, thanks! I really appreciate that. Glad you all had fun!

I just wanted to thank you for teaching people about the past, all my old west knowledge has come from you Santee. Ever since I got into learning about the old west 3 years ago I found your channel, thanks for everything, keep up the good work!

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate that!

Very cool Santee! Beautiful belt and so glad you won’t lose anymore bullets

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

Oh, I probably will. I found one in the dirt last week that I think I lost in 2019.

@jjsadventures

Жыл бұрын

@@ArizonaGhostriders 😂

These videos are over just to quickly. And thank you for sharing about your new belt you must be really happy and satisfied with that. It's nice to know that there are people out there still who take a lot of pride and putting something together. 🤠🌵

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

I have the very same belt from River Junction. I like it a lot, it is very light, flexible and comfortable to wear. I used it, with a couple of River Junction holsters, as my first CAS rig, before I moved on to a dedicated CAS rig from Mernickle. I still use the River Junction rig for living history.

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

Cool!! I think you told me about it first, if I remember.

Awesome. Thank you very much. You and your family have a beautiful and blessed weekend.

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

Appreciated!

I didn't know I needed to know more about 19th century gun belts until now

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

There you have it.

Man that horse is a tough crowd, keep it up Santee😁👍

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

I stop in just to look over what he’s got at River Junction every time I’m in the area. It’s been a few years since I’ve been there so maybe a road trip should be required. I’ll wait until the weather warms up a little.

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

Thank You!

Saturday morn'n Arizona GHOSTRIDERS Coffee ☕ All is right with the world 🌎

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

Awesome

@AdaM48state

Жыл бұрын

Hey Red!!!🥃🥃🥃

I have been a customer of River Junction for years. I have never been dissatisfied with their products or service. They are my go to shop for all things Old West.

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

CooL!

Silk is good for both keeping you cool in the summer and warm in the winter.

@ArizonaGhostriders

4 ай бұрын

Yep

Nice belt. I've used River Junction in the past for Spanish-American War living history. The have some great stuff!

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

Cool!

The cat looks a bit dejected. Wants to know why there are no cat sized T-Shirts. Good looking belt there, Santee. Nice to see the old skills still surviving

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

Thank You!

My gun belts have usually been Amish leather work belts with belt slides added for cartridges as I need them. The buckles are usually held on by what looks like rivets, but they are actually screws on the backside, so the buckle can easily be changed. Gotta have my fancy silver belt buckles with real preserved scorpions encased in them.

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

Cool!

Man I never expected a John Singleton reference unless it was Posse and I’m impressed!

@ArizonaGhostriders

11 ай бұрын

🥃

Interesting as always. That new belt is very sharp my friend. Cheers buddy!

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

Thank You!

Great video Santee! Cartridge belts are "fun" to make! I've done a couple and they turned out pretty good, but boy, are they labor intensive!

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

Sure are. I figured a sewing machine would knock one out much quicker

Very interesting. My current gun belt has no cartridge loops mainly because I don't want to be carrying a SAA and 18 .45 Colt cartridges around my waist. That stuff gets pretty heavy. My hat's off to Roy Rogers with the two gun rig and all those bullets.

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, they do get heavy.

Santee, just fashioned a sort of cartridge belt for my wife's Ruger Police Service Six wheelgun and Henry Big Boy. Used a basic garrison belt and got a couple of Jay Pee police 18 cartridge loop sleeves on either side of the holster. Totally inauthentic for sure but it works for those firearms, Will check the link, thanks.

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

Sounds interesting!

Last week I just replaced my everyday custom leather gun belt (without loops) after 10 years. Still looks and works great, but I lost a fair amount of weight so I replaced it and got a ranger style belt. I have to say I like the leather tongue that goes under and into a loop -- it takes the pressure off the buckle and I find the belt doesn't try to roll over. Great topic. Thanks.

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

Great point!

I can't believe that I missed this video. But the timing was on target. I have a holster that was made in the 1880-1890's. And no, I ain't the original owner. I was thinking about how much I need a cartridge belt for it. I have a modern made, heavy leather one. But that's not something I figure even the old cowboys would wear as it would make for an uncomfortable ride if you had a bedroll pressing that stiff leather into your spine all day. I'll look at the site of which you spoke. Thanks for always pointing us in the right direction.

@ArizonaGhostriders

5 ай бұрын

It's significantly lighter.

I always enjoy watching Arizona Ghost Riders,please keep up the good work.

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

Thank You!

That’s a mighty fine looking belt you got there Santee.

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

Thank You!

So cool. We saw you wore the belt at Old Tucson, Arizona.

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

I did!

Been eyeing this belt. Thanks Santee

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

Thank You!

River Junction is great! I ordered a Matt Dillion hat from Gunsmoke and love it. I was amazed at the fit since I only provided my hat size. Highly recommended them.

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

Very cool!

@dennismitchell5414

Жыл бұрын

I'll second that motion !!

Hey Santee, thanks again for another great episode always enjoy your historical narrative about certain artifacts. Thank you so much for sharing have a great day.

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

Santee l love your channel you always have great topics, this belt one is great because I have a money belt made by Collins & Morrison Omaha Nebraska that started as a pistol cartridge bud has been changed to a double loop for rifle at some point in its life , my grandfather and father used it for the krag 30 40 . I now just hang it on the wall for display.

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

That is so cool!!

Good episode. Husband liked see others leather work. He works leather and made ours. Mine is modeled to fit my Navy Colt cap and ball with pouch. His is also a Navy Colt. But he also made a belt for a Colt Peacemaker

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

Very cool!

And a nice new gun belt it is! Great video as Always Santee im always mighty honored to see a new vid from from my favorite Ghostriders

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

Thank You!

Don't forget 120 degrees in the snow. Thanks for sharing !

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

HAH!

Thanks again Santee & Co.

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

Any time!

Yep, thar, Santee. Ya dun dit it yet again! Great history on gun belts. Love River Junction products. Been wanting to get one of the hardware store belts for some time now. Siri looked real excited. Maybe it was your delivery when you told the joke to Jingles. 🤔 Good to see Ethan.

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

HAHAHA! Yes, Ethan is a heckuva kid.

Nice new belt you got there. Thanks for the Saturday kickoff. Be safe out there, and take it easy man.

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

Thank You!

Awesome! I like that red leather. I got a regular red leather waist belt that was made in Mexico and is heavily embossed with flora designs. A lady in SoCal imports them and sells them. I pocket carry so I just need the belt to hold my breeches up, don't need them around my knees. Anyway, a famous Colt advertisement from the 1890s shows a ranch girl wearing a plain pistol belt and the holster itself has 6 loops for spare cartridges. I've seen an antique original version of that holster too. I can't imagine how heavy a belt would be with loops end to end! Especially a Mill's style Prairie Belt with .45-70 Government. 👍😎 .

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

I think about cops today and all the weight they have on their belt. This is nothing compared to them!

I've been looking for a good slim jim holster for an 1860 Colt Army, left hand. This guy's work looks really nice. I'll contact him. Your cat seems to be saying "You woke me up for this crap photo shoot? Where is my saucer of milk? Mew, mew, mew!!!"

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

LOL!

That was extremely interesting. Did not realize there were so many differences in the belts. Keep Safe❤Keep Well ❤

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

Thank You!

River Junction Trade Company = ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ , Excellent Service , Excellent Quality Products and some of the nicest folks you'll ever have the pleasure of doing business with !! .

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

Awwesome!

They didn't ware gun belts with bullet loops on the TV show Bonanza, but when Guy Williams guest stared, he did have a gun belt with bullet loops...... Another fun fact is, in all the westerns thats been on TV in the past 70+ plus years, theres only 3 or 4 westerns that actually show someone putting bullets in the gun belt loops, the last western I seen that showed that being done was Keven Costner on 2012 Hatfields & McCoys........

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

Good point

Very neat stuff love the belt sir great piece. Have a good week buddy.

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

Thank you Santee. loved the prices of the old belts. New one looks great. Have a super weekend.

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

Thank You!

Great info Santee. Thank you.

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

Thank You!

Great video that was a beautiful belt. Wow. You really belted that one. Good thing I buckled up before watching.

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

I was strapped for ideas!

Did you know that by soaking the belt leather in water and letting it dry out in the sun it will shrink the leather to tighten up the bullet loops, the whole belt itself (so you don’t have to keep punching new holes) and lighten up the weight. Afterwards use febings leather conditioner sparingly on the grain side rather than grease or neatsfoot oil. Oil and grease make leather stretchy. I enjoy your channel, I always get at least a chuckle.

@ArizonaGhostriders

10 ай бұрын

Yes, that can help. Sometimes it's just a bandaid though, like with this belt. Glad the channel educates and entertains you.

Another awesome job, thank you , keep them coming

@ArizonaGhostriders

8 ай бұрын

You bet

Those look great. Thanks for the recommendations on cool western wear.

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

Any time!

Another great piece of history!

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

Thank You!

Favorite shop for grips! Haven’t bought anything else yet though.

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

Right on!

Looks like some great quality products. Great info 👍

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

Another great video! Thanks Santee

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

Thank You!

You know what this means! I'm gonna have to try another style of gunbelt....someday! Thanks for the really cool video Santee!

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

HAHA!

I've been buying from River Junction for the last couple years and they are wonderful to do business with. I've bought a holster and several clothing accessories from them.

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

Hey Santee I absolutely love your videos , Thank you for the extra knowledge

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome.

Nice video and gunbelt Santee . River Junction is a great resource for many Old West items . I purchased a period correct Cavalry Campaign hat from them.

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing

My favorite gunbelt isn't an exact match for Bianchi Duke holster but I like how it looks faded jeans. What the hell.😊😊😊😊😊

@ArizonaGhostriders

8 ай бұрын

They don't have to match, that's the best part!

Nice video, and belt, Santee. But I was hoping you'd model it for us. Do a little turn on the catwalk. On the catwalk, yeah. 🤠

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

Next time!

@NGMonocrom

Жыл бұрын

@@ArizonaGhostriders SWEET! 😃

Excellent episode Santee. I still need to get around to making my belt. One day. Have a great weekend!

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

Gonna take longer than a day, Timothy. Trust me!

@TimKoehn44

Жыл бұрын

@@ArizonaGhostriders Touche' Santee!

Awesome video Santee!!! That gun belt lookes amazing!!!! The end part with the hoke had me dying!!😂😂😂

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

Good!

Absolutely beautiful belt! My next project is getting together the gun and belt for my western outfit.

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

Cool!

Very interesting. I didn’t know about those belts.

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Jingles turned away because he had already heard that joke.

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

Some equines are just too serious.

I have that gunbelt and a matching holster from them for my SAA. They make quality stuff

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

Cool!

Great looking belt Santee. Sounds like you enjoy the new job. If so you'll never work a day in your life! 🤠

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Great video Santee. I do like the plain style I me need to look into that

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

Cool!

Enjoyed the video, thanks! May I put in a plug for my hometown gun leather maker, El Paso Saddlery Company? Their Cheyenne rig is a beautifully tooled work of art in a functional money belt style. The holster can be carried on either side giving a cross-draw option if you want to carry butt forward. I find that 24 loops are a nice compromise with weight.

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

My second rig was an El Paso Saddlery and it was terrific.

Nice! I need a new belt myself and this was some great inspiration!

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

Go for it!

Very informative. Really enjoyed the video.

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

Thank You!

Awesome video, thank you!👍

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

Very cool. Great video Santee

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Loved seeing Kermit’s cowboy boots!

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

Good!

Nice belt, thanks for sharing.

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

Thank You!

Another COOL, COOL video, Santee... Loved the info, demos, included video and audio clips, and pace. You're the greatest. BTW, some of us got your long, face joke.😉🤣 👏🏜🤠👏

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Sometimes with the equines, their attention span is tricky. But it is a good joke, dangit.

Thanks for the video, and that's a really nice gunbelt!

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

Appreciate it.

I really like that new belt gonna have to look into the lacing idea when I build my next one

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

Good.

Santee, I vaguely remember a vendor in Oatman selling gunbelts w/holster.

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

I wouldn't doubt it.

I have to keep adjusting my belt too....

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

I still do. Walking around makes everything just settle downwards. This belt does it much better.

I do like River Junction!

@ArizonaGhostriders

10 ай бұрын

Yes!

Nothing wrong with a drink, we live in the Wild West after all.

@ArizonaGhostriders

Ай бұрын

True.

That's cool you found a belt that fit

@ArizonaGhostriders

6 ай бұрын

You haven't?

There is a book by Herbert Asbury called The Barbary Coast. Although its technically not a western it is about San Francisco during the western expansion. It covers the gold rush era and I'm pretty sure you'll find it interesting

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Santee, I was expecting a Arkansas Toothpick instead of a Benchmade and a box from the Pony Express😁

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

Every time I put the Arkansas Toothpick in my jeans pocket it cuts through and into my leg. Sometimes progress is a good thing. 😅

A nice belt and as a leather worker I can tell the quality and craftsmanship

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

Yup

I loved this episode. I’ll be checking out their website

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

Thank You!

Excellent video as always Santee :) The belt looks amazing :) Yeeehaw

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

Thank You!

Nice looking belt my friend.

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

Thank You!

That is one pertty belt! Hey, I saw a very square toe boot in the video of poor poor you walking uphill with rocks…..soooo, hey sante, did cowboys have boots with the pointed toe or square toe. They seem to change with modern fashions nowadays.

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

Yes, square or slightly rounded were in vogue.

Very interestingly informative, inspiring and awesome video, I really liked and enjoyed it. I learned a lot about different gun belts from the old west. Great job and well done, keep up the great work. I got a lot of inspiration for the old west and retrofuturism inspired story/series I’m working on writing. I’m definitely going to be adding different old West gun belts to my story alongside old west frontier attire. There’s also going to 90s and 2000s retrofuturism attire in my story as well. My story’s main character Mercia Hawkins will mostly be dressed in old west attire , well except for when he works at the main building of Gamelan investigative agency inc, where he is employed as one of the Mystery Z Files investigators. In my story Mercia is both a lawman deputy and a investigative-agent who investigates anomalous paranormal activity.

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

Thank You!

@chelseadanico877

Жыл бұрын

@@ArizonaGhostriders thanks and your welcome 💕🌟😎❤️👍🏼

Beautiful belt

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

I think so too!

Another excellent video, Santee!

@jasonattenborough4026

Жыл бұрын

Maybe wear men braces/suspenders, most men wore them, as there weren't too many ways to keep a heavy belt up from tugging on trousers, often hidden beneath a vest or large shirt.

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

Got 'em on in the video (you can see me putting one side on)

That's good to know a leather tool belt👍🏽

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

It sure is

@snoopu2601

Жыл бұрын

@@ArizonaGhostriders I just bought a leather 6 shooter holster but don't have a belt for it. I was going to look for wide belts, now I'm going to the hardware store

Great video Santee.

@ArizonaGhostriders

4 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Sharp looking belt

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

Yup!

I'm actually planning on picking up a Derby hat from them. Just have something a little more fancier.

@ArizonaGhostriders

Жыл бұрын

Good.