My Late Roman Belt

[Primvs Pavlvs]

After doing some research, and asking many questions of very patient members of the board (thanks)

I finally produced my first late Roman belt. The leather is 8oz veg tan leather that has been stained with walnut hull dye that I made myself, and edged with green milk paint that I purchased from Milkpaint.com. I sealed the leather with all natural beeswax to prevent any water spotting, and to give the leather some shine.

The stitching was done with 100% cotton thread since I could not find linen in the color I wanted. I do not know if this was ever done on original late Roman belts. However I have seen numerous imperial Roman leather pieces with decorative stitching holes.

The buckle, and the belt tip were purchased from Raymonds Quiet Press.

I changed the buckle from Raymonds design. I removed the intergral rivets that are common on Raymonds products, and drilled holes for small copper rivets. I also removed the bowtie piece from the buckle since I could not find any originals with this.

I made the stiffeners from some brass stock I purchased at the local hobby store. I done some simple stamping to give them some decoration, and to give them character.

Please ignore the tunic I am wearing in the photos. It was my first attempt at a 4th century tunic, and I came up a little short on it. :wink:

Overall I am relatively happy with this belt. The next one I make will be done with a more correct buckle, and possibly more decorative stitching.