![]() Due to the weight of the six-shooter stuffing it in your pants wasn’t very comfortable and the high waist mde it hard to get it out of the waistband so many carried carried them in a pommel holster or holster mounted somewhere within easy reach on the saddle. Until this time most men stuffed their weapons in their waist band, wore a pouch or cloth belt to secure their knives, pistols or other items. ![]() Originally belts were not worn to hold pants up as pants were high-waisted and usually held up with either suspenders or by tightening a “cinch” on the back of the pants. Ranger belts were created when the new Colt six-shooters came into use.
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