{"product_id":"leather-dangler-belt-loops","title":"Leather Dangler Belt Loops, Pair with Brass Press Studs","description":"\u003cp\u003eA dangler is a short leather strap that hangs your sheath a few inches below your belt instead of against it. This is a pair of them, cut from vegetable tanned full grain leather with solid brass press studs. No sheath comes with them and no knife comes with them. You are buying two leather loops and the studs that shut them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eItem\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDangler belt loops, a pair\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSize\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEach loop is 4.5 inches long and 1.5 inches wide\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLeather\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVegetable tanned full grain, tan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTooling\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStamped basket weave\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStitching\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHand stitched, cream thread\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEdges\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBurnished dark\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardware\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSolid brass press studs, four of them\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFits\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBelts up to 1.75 inches wide\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWhat is included\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTwo dangler loops and their brass press studs. No sheath and no knife are included.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePersonalising\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStamped initials, 20 dollars per piece\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMade in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCut and stitched by hand in High Point, North Carolina.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWarranty\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLifetime warranty against defects in the stitching and the hardware.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe leather\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eVegetable tanned full grain, tan, which means bark tanned rather than chrome tanned. That matters on a strap that moves. Vegetable tanned leather firms up as it is handled and it darkens, so the pale tan in the photographs will go amber and then a deeper brown over a year of wear. Chrome tanned leather stays the color it was dyed. Bark tanning is also why a stamp holds its shape. The basket weave is struck into the leather while it is damp, one tool at a time, row by row.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow it is made\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach loop is cut, stamped, folded and stitched. There is no welt in a dangler, since no blade edge rides against the thread. Stitching is by hand in cream thread, two needles through the same hole, so one worn stitch does not open the row. The raw edges are rubbed down with water and friction until they go hard and glossy, which keeps them from fuzzing on a belt. Hardware is solid brass press studs, four of them, two to a loop.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow it carries\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe top of the loop wraps over your belt and studs shut. The bottom takes the belt loop or back strap of your sheath and studs shut the same way. The sheath hangs below the belt on a short link rather than pinned flat against your hip. It swings forward when you drop into a truck seat and tips aside when you kneel. Undoing two studs takes the sheath off without unthreading your belt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWho it suits\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost of these go to people who already own a sheath and have got tired of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnyone in and out of a truck cab all day\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeople who wear a sheath under a coat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnyone whose sheath digs in when they kneel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSomeone who wants it off without unthreading a belt\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat comes in the box\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo dangler belt loops\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFour solid brass press studs, already set\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo sheath and no knife are included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLifetime warranty on the stitching and the hardware\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eEvery piece is different\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach loop is cut from a hide that grew on an animal, so the grain and the small marks in it change piece to piece. The basket weave is struck by hand and no two rows land identically. What arrives will look like the photographs without matching them stroke for stroke.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eLooking after it\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKeep them out of standing water. If they get soaked, let them dry slowly away from heat, never on a radiator or in an oven. Feed them with a leather conditioner once or twice a year. Do not leave a wet sheath on a wet dangler in a closed bag, since damp leather held against steel is how a blade gets pitted. More is on our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/knife-care-sharpening\"\u003eknife care and sharpening page\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePut a name on it\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eInitials are stamped into the leather, not lasered. A steel stamp is struck into the damp face and the mark deepens as the leather does. It is 20 dollars per piece and around 20 characters fits. We send a proof image before anything is struck, which adds 3 to 5 business days. Stamping is free on orders of 10 or more. The \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/engraving\"\u003eengraving page\u003c\/a\u003e covers the rest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eQuestions buyers ask\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow long does shipping take?\u003c\/strong\u003e Most US orders arrive in 5 to 7 business days.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoes a knife or a sheath come with these?\u003c\/strong\u003e No. Two loops and four brass press studs, nothing else.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat belts do they fit?\u003c\/strong\u003e Belts up to 1.75 inches wide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWill my sheath swing about too much?\u003c\/strong\u003e It swings more than it did, which is the point of hanging it low.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy two of them?\u003c\/strong\u003e So a second sheath can be set up too.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan I take a loop off again?\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes. Two studs open and it lifts off the belt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA thin dress belt folds under a loaded sheath, so the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/hand-tooled-leather-belt-brass-buckle\"\u003e1.5 inch belt with a solid brass buckle\u003c\/a\u003e is cut heavy. If the sheath is what you are missing, the plain \u003ca href=\"\/products\/leather-belt-sheath-hand-stitched\"\u003ehand stitched belt sheath for a 4 to 5 inch blade\u003c\/a\u003e is what these usually hang under. The leather all sits in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/sheaths-accessories\"\u003esheaths and accessories\u003c\/a\u003e, some of it in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/gifts-for-him\"\u003egifts for him\u003c\/a\u003e, and this season's cutting in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/new-arrivals\"\u003enew arrivals\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Viper Edge USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44145115299958,"sku":"VEF-LTR-1509","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/2427\/9670\/files\/accessory-09-dangler-belt-loops_a2e8acf2-7074-41c2-b69f-756580661155.jpg?v=1788843832","url":"https:\/\/viperedgeforge.com\/products\/leather-dangler-belt-loops","provider":"Viper Edge USA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}