Vintage Buffalo Nickel Belt buckle. Made from Authentic c1910's-30's Buffalo nickels US currency. Made in the last quarter of the 20th century. 3 3/8" x 2.25", takes up to a 1.75" belt.

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Vintage Mexican Sterling hand engraved belt buckle 3 3/8" x 2 1/8", takes up to a 2" belt, 48.6 grams.

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c1950 Hand engraved sterling buckle with 1880s Silver dollar 2 7/8" x 1.75",<br>takes up to a 1 3/8" belt 53.1 grams. Mounting appears unmarked but is hand<br>engraved solid sterling silver, coin is 90% silver real 1880 American Currency.

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Asian/Middle eastern Antique Sterling turquoise belt buckle. Nice old buckle likely from the first quarter of the 20th century 2" x 2.5", takes up to a 1.75" belt, no damage. 68.4 grams.

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Retro Mexican Modernist Sterling silver ranger belt buckle set. Fits a 1" belt, no damage, minimal wear 47 grams.

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1" Randall D Moore Sterling/14k Ranger Belt buckle set. Very well made buckle and keeper, solid sterling with thick ropes of solid 14k gold on the borders. Fits a 1" belt. No damage or significant issues. This is a retired design but would retail well over $1300 if still available. 88 grams Randall Moore arrived in Taos, New Mexico in 1977 and began an informal apprenticeship as a silversmith at The Mabel Dodge Lujan House, then known as "The Big House". In 1979, he relocated to Santa Fe where he still lives and works.His primary focus has been silver & gold belt buckles, buckle sets, and Men's accessories in sterling silver, 14K and 18K gold. Drawing upon Southwestern influences as well as contemporary elements for his designs and utilizing traditional tools and techniques, Mr. Moore crafts heirloom quality items that are at once both classic and fashionable. His creations are worn by world class athletes, entertainers, politicos and just plain cool gals and guys everywhere.Randall's studio is located in the heart of Santa Fe's historic east side, at 868 East Palace Avenue, just a block off of Canyon Road.

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Old Pawn Native American Sterling silver ranger belt buckle set. Great set fits<br>a 3/4" belt tapering down to 5/8 at the buckle. Estate fresh I believe from the<br>mid 20th century. All pieces marked sterling with no other marks. 42.7 grams.

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Early Tufa Cast Native American Turquoise/sterling belt buckle. Very nice buckle from the first half of the 20th century 3.5" x 2.25", takes up to a 1 5/8" belt. 79.3 grams. Unmarked of course, tests silver (guaranteed 90% (coin silver) or better) One of the pins has long since been replaced, strong and functional, no other issues.

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Large Early Tufa Cast Native American Turquoise/sterling belt buckle. Very nice large buckle from the first half of the 20th century 4.25" x 2 7/8", takes up to a 1 5/8" belt. 146.4 grams. Unmarked of course, tests silver (guaranteed 90% (coin silver) or better)

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3 1980's Texas Belt buckles. Selling the three shown, all high quality buckles taking up to 1.75" leather belt. I don't believe either has been worn, slight surface wear to Duncanville buckle 3.5" to 3 7/8" wide.

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Annie Davis Sterling Silver Scottie Dog belt buckle 3.5" x 2 3/8" fits up to a 1 3/8" belt. 93.4 grams marked and tested sterling silver. Annette Allen Crawford Davis1933 - 2021Annette Davis was a gifted artist. She turned the garage of her home into a studio, and taught art classes there. She created remarkable sculptures out of clay, marble, sterling and bronze. Later in her career she took up welding, painting, and glass slumping. Several years after her husband Bill died, she married George Davis III. He was also a gifted artist who taught figurative sculpture at "The Studio" in northeast Dallas. Together they traveled all over the world, shared a love for sc uba diving and photography, and occasionally parachuted out of airplanes. They were actively involved with the artistic community in Dallas, and for a time Annie was president of the Dallas Sculpture Association.

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Richard Tsosie Navajo Cobblestone inlay Tufa cast belt buckle. 2 5/8" x 2", takes up to a 1.25" belt.Artists › Richard Tsosie Richard is perhaps best known for his distinctive textured silver designs. His trademark techniqie of granulation was discovered by accident when he noticed silver filings were fusing onto a ring he was soldering. He calls the process which produces this granulated surface texture “reticulation,” and he has been perfecting the technique throughout his career.Born in 1956, Richard has been a jeweler since the mid 1970s. He learned jewelry making from his brother Boyd and from Kenneth Begay at Navajo Community College in Arizona. He quickly progressed from basic tasks of cutting and polishing stones to the more complex process of inlay.Richard’s contemporary silver and hold work features the use of fabrication, overlay, and granulation. He is also known for colorful inlay work with a variety of natural stones and for his fine degree of control and attention to detail. His designs are motivated by images of the natural world, particularly the Wide Ruins area of the reservation where he spent a large part of his youth. Richard says of his work, “I am inspired by the colors of the mountains at sunset, the patterns of shadow and light that emerge at dawn, and the pinpoints of starlight against the black night sky.”His pieces typically contain the symbol for lighting and an arrow pattern. The lightning stands for natural causes, while the arrowhead symbolizes man-made elements. Richard says the design represents the ups and downs of life. “Some things we can’t do anything about and you should try to enjoy life to the fullest.”All precious metals are tested and guaranteed,

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Rare Retired James Avery Modernist Patinated Brass belt buckle. 2" x 1.5", fits a 1" belt, no issues or wear.

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Large 1964 Native American sterling/turquoise Silver half dollar belt buckle. 4" x 3 1/8", takes up to a 1.75" belt. 110.3 grams. Tested sterling by the Navajo artist R Chee.

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c1950's Navajo Stamped sterling belt buckle and keeper. Fits up to a .75" belt,<br>no issues.

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Vintage 1" Elk Creek Sterling and Gold Filled Longhorn Hand engraved belt buckle set. Fits up to a 1" belt. Buckle is 2.25" wide. 52 grams.

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c1900 American La Pierre Hand engraved sterling sash/belt buckle/hair piece. No<br>issues, hinge in center, late 19th to very early 20th century. 3.75" wide x 3"<br>tall, assume it's for a cloth belt. It is naturally curved to conform with a<br>body. Inside measurement where belt goes is 2", 40 grams.<br><br>"The La Pierre company started as early as 1888 in New York where Frank H. La<br>Pierre had a small shop at 18 East 14th St. making a variety of novelties and<br>small wares. In 1895 it was incorporated in New Jersey... In 1900 the firm was<br>again incorporated by La Pierre and H. C. Brown. In 1929 the La Pierre business<br>was purchased by the International Silver Company and moved to Wallingford,<br>Connecticut... "

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Vintage Ricardo solid 10k gold on Sterling hand engraved horse belt buckle 3<br>1/8" x 1 3/8", fits up to a 1 1/6" belt 32.3 grams.

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Large 1987 Native American Champion Rodeo Belt Buckle. Rare one of a kind item. 3 1/8" x 4 1/8" fits up to a 1 7/8" belt. No damage or issues. Marked and tested sterling with brass accents and genuine turquoise/red coral. 88.9 grams.

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40's-50's Native American Sterling Overlay Style Belt buckle 3" x 2", fits a 1.5" belt. No issues. Possibly Hopi, nice older overlay buckle from before it became popular to texture the background. 47.3 gramsAll precious metals are tested and guaranteed,

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Vintage Navajo sterling chip inlay belt buckle 4" x 2 7/8", takes up to a 1.5"<br>belt. Very cool vintage custom buckle likely for some sort of ranch or<br>organization. 108.1 grams.<br><br>All precious metals are tested and guaranteed, any Native American jewelry<br>referred to as Silver or Sterling is guaranteed to be a minimum of 90% (coin)<br>silver and possibly higher content. Anything marked is guaranteed to be what<br>it's marked, most bracelets are photographed on a 6" wrist (non hairy), rings<br>photographed on the appropriate sized finger when possible. With bracelets if<br>the measurement is not given in the description then inside circumference is<br>shown where the metal meets the number on the the cloth tape measure.

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Antique Chinese Repousse Silver/Lapis Dragon Belt buckle. Great buckle, late 19th to early 20th century, Chinese, unmarked silver tested to be at least 80% silver guaranteed. It was likely a different type of buckle at one point and the hardware on the back was added later to make it functional for today's fashion 3" wide 66.9 grams. tw208

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After Frederick Remington Vintage Etched Enameled Brass Belt Buckle. From the third quarter of the 20th century, nice buckle in good condition. 2.75" x 2.25" fits up to a 1.75" belt. No issues.

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2 1970's Levis Jeans Belt buckles. One base metal, other Bergamot brassworks dated 1976. No issues with either, penny for scale, both take up to a 1.75" belt. Selling both.

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c1950's Cowboy Items Dodge City Souvenir Bell Trading Post Copper Belt Buckle, and Miniature Buck knife by Imperial. Selling the three items with no damage in used condition. The knife is 4.25" long with 2 1/8" blade. Dodge city guy is 7" tall, Buckle is 3.25" x 2 1/8" and will fit up to a 1.5" belt. TW234

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Beverly Etsate is an acclaimed Zuni Inlay Artist. Bev is the Daughter of Famed<br>Zuni Artists Rosalie and Augustine Pinto. Bev continues her parents tradition of<br>Inlaid Jewelry by producing jewelry in the same style as her Elders. She has<br>over 30 years of experience in her craft. In that time, she has quickly become<br>one of Zuni's foremost Jewelers.. Selling the set from the late 20th century<br>with no damage or issues. Looks to have seen little to no wear. Buckle is 3.25"<br>x 2 3/8" and takes up to a 1.5" belt Main section of bolo is 2.25" x 1 7/8".<br>total weight 106.5 grams. tested sterling.

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Vintage Comstock Sterling silver Belt buckle. Nice old vintage buckle, light surface wear, no bends or dents. Hand engraved, 3" x 2", fits a 1.5" belt. 39.7 grams. It’s probably safe to say that even Henry Comstock—or George Hearst, John Mackay, Mark Twain, Julia Bullette or any of the myriad historical figures who descended upon Nevada’s historic Comstock Lode——ever dreamed of hanging something like the “Blue Diamond” on their waists. Not liable to make anyone blue, it’s a hand-filigreed sterling silver buckle set, hand-engraved and antiqued with 1.5 carats of radiated blue and yellow diamonds. Retailing for $9,500, it’s among the many hand-crafted products created by Comstock Heritage, which bills itself ad “America’s Oldest Western Silversmiths” and is based in Carson City, Nev.“Really,” President James Stegman says of his company, “there weren’t any buckles made before us.” Then he breaks out laughing. But the boast isn’t quite all comical. After all, Comstock Heritage’s history dates more than a century, and few silversmiths, then and now, have earned a reputation that matches these artisans. The biggest surprise you’ll find at Comstock Heritage, Stegman says, is … well … Stegman. “I would have been voted in high school the least likely to work with my hands,” he says.The company began in San Francisco in 1886 when J.C. Irvine partnered with a man named Jachens (his first name has been lost to history) 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 pushing silver buckles instead of badges and moving his company, rechristened Comstock Silversmiths, to Carson City. Irvine & Jachens, by the way, still makes badges outside of San Francisco.In the ’70s, my dad was doing literally hundreds of buckles a month,” James Stegman says, “inexpensive rodeo buckles, good buckles, handmade 20-40-40-dollar wholesale buckles. It was something I never really thought I would do.”Caught up in the Yuppie movement of the go-go 1980s, Stegman had no interest in following his father in the buckle-making business. Since age 7, he had planned on going to law school, and while attending the University of Washington, he worked for attorneys. But then he realized something: “It’s not the noble love of the law and justice. It’s a business, and it’s a hard business, and I thought, ‘You know, I can make this type of money doing something else.’”In 1990 James Stegman moved his family back to Carson City and worked for his father, and soon began pushing his father to try more expensive looks, using gemstones and better materials. Three years later, he got the go-ahead and Comstock Heritage was relaunched.

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2 Vintage Exart Mexican folk art belt buckles. Selling both buckles shown. Not<br>really sure how they work. One takes a 2" belt, the other 1.5". Penny for scale.<br>tw208

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Antique Knights of Templar belt buckle. Likely from the first quarter of the 20th century, 3 1/8" tall will handle up to a 1.75" belt. oxidation and wear as shown. Tw208

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3 1970's Oilfield/communication Brass belt buckles Oilwell Materials and<br>hardware Keller Oilfield services. Selling the three buckles, bottom one dated<br>1976, all from 70's and 80's, all cool. All for 1.5" belt.<br>tw208

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Red Adair, (1915-2004) Texas Oil Well Firefighter belt buckle. 3 3/8" x 2.25", takes up to a 1.75" belt. Paul Neal Adair was born in Houston, Texas in nineteen fifteen. He was one of five sons of a metal worker. He also had three sisters. While growing up, he became known as Red Adair because his hair was bright red. The color became a trademark for Adair. He wore red clothes and red boots. He drove a red car, and his crew members used red trucks and red equipment. As a young man, Red Adair dropped out of high school to help support his family. He worked as a laborer for several different companies. In nineteen thirty-eight, Adair got his first oil-related job with the Otis Pressure Control Company. During World War Two, Adair served on a trained army team that removed and destroyed s. After the war, he returned to Houston and took a job with Myron Kinley. At the time, Kinley was the leader in putting out fires in oil wells. Red Adair worked with Myron Kinley for fourteen years. But in nineteen fifty-nine, Adair started his own company. During his thirty-six years in business, Red Adair and his crews battled more than two thousand fires all over the world. Some were on land. Others were on ocean oil-drilling structures. Some fires were in burning oil wells. Others were in natural gas wells. Red Adair was a leader in a specialized and extremely dangerous profession. Putting out oil well fires can be difficult. This is because oil well fires are extinguished, or put out, at the wellhead just above ground. Normally, s are used to stop the fire from burning. The explosion robs the fire of oxygen. But, once the fire is out, the well still needs to be covered, or capped, to stop the flow of oil. This is the most dangerous part of the process. Any new heat or fire could cause the leaking well and the surrounding area to explode. Red Adair developed modern methods to extinguish and cover burning oil wells. They became known in the industry as Wild Well Control techniques. In addition to s, the techniques involved large amounts of water and dirt. Adair also developed special equipment made of bronze metal to help extinguish oil well fires. The modern tools and his Wild Well Control techniques earned Red Adair and his crews the honor of being called the "best in the business." Red Adair was known for not being afraid. He was also known for his sense of calm and safety. None of his workers were ever killed while putting out oil well or gas fires. He described his work this way: "It scares you -- all the noise, the rattling, the shaking. But the look on everyone's face, when you are finished and packing, it is the best smile in the world; and there is nobody hurt, and the well is under control." One of Red Adair's most important projects was in nineteen sixty-two. He and his crew put out a natural gas fire in the Sahara Desert in Algeria. The fire had been burning for six months. This famous fire was called the "Devil's Cigarette Lighter." Fire from the natural gas well shot about one hundred forty meters into the air. The fire was so big that American astronaut John Glenn could see it from space as he orbited Earth. The desert sand around the well had melted into glass from the extreme heat. News reports said Adair used about three hundred forty kilograms of nitroglycerine material to pull the oxygen out of the fire. Adair's success with the "Devil's Cigarette Lighter" and earlier well fires captured the imagination of the American film industry. In nineteen sixty-eight, Hollywood made an action film called "Hellfighters." It was loosely based on events in Red Adair's life. Actor John Wayne played an oil well firefighter from Houston, Texas whose life was similar to Adair's. Adair served as an advisor to Wayne while the film was being made. The two men became close friends. Adair said one of the best honors in the world was to have John Wayne play him in a movie. Here is John Wayne in the film "Hellfighters." He has just flown into Venezuela to help his crew fight a dangerous fire. He has brought needed supplies with him. In nineteen eighty-eight, Adair fought what was possibly the world's worst off-shore accident. It was at the Piper Alpha drilling structure in the North Sea. Occidental Petroleum operated the structure off the coast of Scotland. The structure produced oil and gas from twenty-four wells. One hundred sixty-seven men were killed when the structure exploded after a gas leak. Red Adair had to stop the fires and cap the wells. He faced winds blowing more than one hundred twenty kilometers an hour, and ocean waves at least twenty meters high. In March of nineteen ninety-one, Red Adair went to Kuwait following the Persian Gulf War. He and his crews were called in to help put out fires set by the Iraqi army as it fled from coalition forces. But Adair faced serious problems in putting out the fires. In June, he flew to Washington, D.C. to talk to government officials about those problems. He told congressional lawmakers that he needed more water and more equipment. He also described his concerns about medical services for his men, and the buried landmines throughout Kuwait. Adair also met with then-President George H.W. Bush. President Bush listened to his concerns and offered his support. Within weeks, Adair had the equipment he needed to complete the job. The Red Adair Company capped more than one hundred wells. His crews were among twenty-seven teams from sixteen countries called in to fight the fires. The crews' efforts put out about seven hundred Kuwaiti fires. Their efforts saved millions of barrels of oil. Some experts say the operation also helped prevent an environmental tragedy. The job had been expected to take three to five years. However, it was completed in just eight months. In a ceremony, the Emir of Kuwait extinguished the last burning well on November sixth, nineteen ninety-one. In addition to Kuwait, Adair and his men carried out sixteen other jobs that year. They worked in India, Venezuela, Nigeria, the Gulf of Mexico and the United States. Red Adair had spent his seventy-sixth birthday in Kuwait working side by side with his crew. When asked when he might retire, he told reporters: "Retire? I do not know what that word means. As long as a man is able to work, and he is productive out there and he feels good – keep at it." Still, Red Adair finally did retire in nineteen ninety-four. At that time, he joked about where he would end up when he died. He said he hoped to be in Heaven. But he said this about Hell: "I have made a deal with the devil. He said he is going to give me an air-conditioned place when I go down there – if I go there – so I won't put all the fires out." Red Adair died in two thousand four. He was eighty-nine years old. At his funeral, many family members and friends honored him by wearing red clothes. Many Americans remember Red Adair for his bravery. He lived his life on the edge of danger. He was known for his willingness to risk his own life to save others. During his life, Adair received Special Letters of Recognition from Presidents Lyndon Johnson, Jimmy Carter and George H.W. Bush. One of the letters said this: "You have served your country well by your willingness to do a dangerous and important job with a rare ability. In an age said to be without heroes, you are an authentic hero." anderas

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Nelson Silvia 10K/Sterling Houston Texas hand engraved belt buckle. Great buckle with no issues. The monogram makes it one of a kind and rare, but it is in 10k gold, likely $100-$150 worth of gold just in the center so someone could likely get their name put in the center in trade for the gold. 4" x 2.75" fits up to 1 5/8" belt. 67.5 grams

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