Han Solo gunbelt/belt

[Patattack]

I am a self-professed fan of non-canon props. That being said, is it ridiculous that I kind of want a belt - that is, the normal kind that you use to hold up your pants - in the style of Han's gunbelt? I like the design of the buckle quite a bit...I think I have the ANH one in mind. Anyone know if there's been a production of Han gunbelts without the holster attached, or even just a run of the buckle itself?

 

[defyitall]

I'm kind of new to this. But most people I've seen that make the gun belt, sell the thing as a set.

I saw a buckle set pop up on eBay a while back. But never since.

 

[Patattack]

Dagnabbit. And I'm not prepared to pay for a full gunbelt getup just to have a neat buckle, as cool as it may be...I'm not much of a full-costume type.

 

[defyitall]

You might be able to modify a Tandy belt buckle blank into the shape of a Solo holster buckle using a dremel and a cut-off wheel.

 

[Mechinyun]

I had the same idea a few years ago, so now I have a regular han solo belt with the buckles I wear out on the occasion sans gun holder part. I had to buy the leather belt part custom done and then me and a friend made the buckles out of stainless steel. In total I sent about 300 bucks :/

 

[defyitall]

Hmm...you could have bought one of Matt's full holster sets for that much.

 

[Mechinyun]

The leather belt is from Matt which is great. The buckels he supplied were a big let down though. Thin aluminum (easliy bendable and felt cheap) with a bondo like material holding it together. It broke on me after wearing it out in the "real" world for the first time. Granted this was about 5 years ago so things could have changed but at the time his pieces were definatley more for show than go.

I then had those thick stainless steel buckles cut and wielded together no more bending and breaking.

 

[defyitall]

His buckles are made from stainless now. Though still held together with JB Weld. I've never had a problem with mine. But have heard of a few mishaps with the screw mounts. Which yours' wouldn't have.

 

[Patattack]

There's someone on eBay selling a fairly simple gunbelt/holster set for not-too-much, and I'm trying to get in touch and see if I can't buy a buckle separately.

 

[defyitall]

Is it costume_bay? Because if it is. I have a ANH holster from him I could sell you at a very reasonable price.

 

[Jango Wes]

I can put you in contact with the guy who made my Luke Bespin belt.
He makes OUTSTANDING stuff. He also does a fabulous Han belt. Batninja can vouch for his work.
He makes the stuff sold by magic wardrobe (but you won't pay their prices).

Wes

 

[batninja]

Like Wes, I am having the same person do my Solo rig (he's also teaching me a little about the leatherwork trade). I can't say enough about the quality of these pieces. Top-notch.