Thanks Doc and all..............
....are the cartridge loops sewn or woven? I can see that they do not show up as either on the belts back side.
The loops are what I call semi-woven - the space in between the loops is 1/2 - 5/8" an the space between twin slots for the loops is 3/8 - 1/2" depending on caliber. The loops go only through the front of the 3/4 oz money belt leather I use - here's a closeup:
see page 176 of Packing Iron for an original done this way.
the advantage is for big guys (the average belt I sell is 42-44") is it only takes about 25 loops to fill in between the billets rather than the 40+ it takes with sewn or full woven loops. One can still look "right" without the extra, and for CAS purposes unneccesary weight.
BTW - on this one I used 1/4" spots between the loops rather than rivets.