Belt, A Vintage, Buckle, Western, Tie Down Roping, Hallmark, Vintage, 1198

TIE ONE DOWN!

Finish your ‘fit with statement style from Comstock Silversmiths. This fun find features a vintage leather strap with a traditional western feel and a trophy-style belt buckle embellished with a calf roping cowboy amid a western background. Easy way to add a little twang to any outfit!

HISTORY: Comstock Silversmiths is one of “America’s Oldest Western Silversmiths” and has been around for 120 years. The company began in San Francisco in 1886 when J.C. Irvine partnered with a man named Jachens and began making brass and silver conchos (and later badges) at the J.C. Irvine Company (later Irvine & Jachens) on Mission Street. In the 1920s, Christian Stegman bought the company, doing silverwork for saddles for Keyston Brothers and others until parade saddles fell out of vogue in the late 1950s. By 1971, Christian Stegman’s sons had divided the business, with Howard Stegman (James’ dad) pushing silver buckles instead of badges and moving his company, rechristened Comstock Silversmiths, to Carson City, Nevada, where it still is today. In 1993, James relaunched Comstock Heritage and has since produced some of America's finest silver and gold buckles.

• artist: Comstock Silversmiths
• hallmarks: COMSTOCK SILVER IRVINE & JACHENS INC.
• materials: sterling silver front, nickel silver back, vintage leather strap
• measurements: buckle: 3 1/2" x 1 3/4", strap: 33"
• weight: 144 grams
• vintage condition
• abrasions and surface wear commensurate with age
• silver has a nice patina with light oxidation
• wear from use
• vintage leather strap
• style: Belt-1198