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Originally Posted by rednichols
Ooooh, the evidence does not support this. The longer SA barrel was used extensively in the West as a military arm and worn quite high on the belt. Civilian gunleather for this era -- late 20th century -- was uncommon but we do have Texas Rangers wearing them. Barrel too long? The solution then was to push the belt down low on the hips.
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Red,
That image of the Rangers is one of my favorites! Particularly that there are no buckles showing. They put the buckles to the side or behind them to give better access to the cartridges or for comfort.
Personally, not fond of the narrow brimmed hats. I like a 4” brim, might have something to do with that big hunk of melanoma they carved out of my shoulder a couple of years ago.
Kevin