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About our cartridge and B.A.R. belts:
This is the most time consuming piece of field gear in the inventory and we simply cannot make them cheaply in the U.S., not even in our own factory. The new webbing cost a fortune (4 widths, 8,000 yards each, total 32,000 yards (yes, thousand) to pay for) and the pallet of 10,000 3 3/4" front clasps we had made by Anchor were not cheap.
There are 120 steps required (yes, per belt) just to put the hardware on them. This does not include cutting, sewing, marking or inspecting. Yes, they are double the price of the Chinese and Pakistani made belts, but the quality difference is commensurate. They are still cheaper than the only other vendor we have seen advertise US made belts.
In China, workers are paid about $50 per month. (That's 30 cents per hour). Our sewers make about 30 times that much, plus worker's comp and health insurance. If you can figure out how to cut the production time by 3,000 percent, let us know!
No dealer or quantity discount available.

Meathead Notice: We make our belts like the originals. After cutting the webbing, we stencil the fold points onto the webbing. This results in small black "tic" marks to show the girls (and Larry) where to make the folds to form the pockets. A few self proclaimed "historians" have had tizzy-fits over "the black shit spilled on my belt". Despite the protests of these armchair experts, close examination of original, W.W.II period belts (and most any piece of field gear), in unissued condition, will uncover similar guide marks. That's how you keep things lined up in order to assemble them correctly. With use, the marks will wear off...just like the authentic belts. We know what the hell we are doing.

The PHD's demand proof? Welcome to school. Yes, these are o-r-i-g-i-n-a-l Cartridge Belts.
See, black marks everywhere. Maybe that's why it's unissued...the soldiers refused to wear such crap so this was a leftover.	Omigod Monica! There are FLEAS on your belt....	Holy shit! 3 different shades of webbing? Sacrilege! Somebody call the War Department and notify them of the filth they are trying to issue to our men in uniform.

The shade contrast between the pouches and rear belt is not nearly so great as it appears in the pictures.

Pouch details. Lift-the-Dots and snaps made by Scovil, front hooks are unissued original WWII.

New closures made by Anchor Buckle Co.

Rear panel details.

M-1923 Cartridge Belt
Exact recreation of the "10 pocket" cartridge belt for M-1 Garand and Springfield Rifles by the US Army. This belt will hold 10 x 8 round block clips for the M-1 Garand or 20 x 5 round stripper clips for Springfield rifles. (This is not for M-1 Carbines!)
These are the best reproductions made. Period. The OD#3 shuttle loomed webbing is copied directly from original material. All the hardware is now either original US WWII or made by the Scovil® and Stimpson companies. Both are US government contractors who made it during the War. (Our eyelets do not pop out like those on the Asian-made belts. We had the correct, wide lipped lower eyelet made for us by the Stimpson Co. in New York.) The "US" and fold positioning marks are applied using correct stencils and heat cured water based ink.
(Unlike other Indian and Chinese reproductions, we use the correct size eyelets, genuine lift-the-dot fasteners, US webbing (not British), and our fabric is professionally yarn-dyed. Not dipped in a tub full of RIT laundry dye from Walmart.)

Made in USA.
$80.00
For the USMC model cartridge belt click here.

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B.A.R. Magazine Belt
New M-1937 magazine belt for the Browning Automatic Rifle. This is the WWII pattern belt issued to B.A.R. gunners. Holds twelve 20 rd. B.A.R. magazines. 100% cotton shuttle loomed OD#3 webbing and all hardware is either NOS original WWII or new production from the same companies that made it during the War. (Scovil® and Stimpson.) Thread is cotton wrapped poly core for extra strength. How do they look? The quality is outstanding. These can be easily mistaken for originals. They are that good.
Made in USA.
$80.00

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Belt Extenders
This is a longer rear web belt for M1923 Cartridge or BAR belts. Allows them to fit larger waistlines than the standard issue belts.
Size L (45-60" waist) Sold Out
Size XL (61-70" waist)
Made in USA.
$20.00