I spent a few hours this afternoon going back through the book Packing Iron for a little inspiration on holster designs and stamping patterns (decided on a Ghormley "Dodge City" for my Schofield from page 101). I noticed that quite a few original H.H. Heiser holsters have rivets reinforcing both ends of the mainseam. Anyone familiar with vintage holsters and classic leatherwork is familiar with Heiser and knows that they were a top quality maker. So as I said before, rivets are not necessarily an indication of cheap holsters or belts.
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