{The Rite Stuff x Codina Leather} Stampede 1930s Hand-stamped Western Belt (Black)

Giddy up cowboys and cowgirls because we’re proud to present our new offering: the Stampede 1930s-style Hand-stamped Western Belt! Western belts began to appear in mail-order catalogs in the 1920s and by the early 1930s they had found popularity with cowboys, college students, boys, and dude ranch travelers alike. For the Stampede belt I teamed up with Matt Codina of Codina Leather because of his deep knowledge of 1930s western belts, painstaking efforts to recreate them, and expert craftsmanship. This model is made with vegetable-tanned Hermann Oak Grade-A 6/7 oz. top grain tooling cowhide, the same kind of leather used in 1930s originals, tanned in St. Louis, Missouri. The black version of this belt is made with a ‘teacore’ black top coat finish that will wear away over time, revealing the brown leather beneath. The 1 3/4” tall leather strap is a period-correct thinness and is neither bulky nor obtrusive. These belts also have the backs hand waxed with beeswax for a cleaner fin