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Antique Firearms & Frontier Weapons

Antique 1880's Tucson, AZ Made Cowboy Cartridge/Money Belt .44 cal Loops

Antique 1880's Tucson, AZ Made Cowboy Cartridge/Money Belt .44 cal Loops

$675.00

This classic 1880's - 1890's cartridge/money belt example was made in Tucson, Arizona by the Ronstadt Co. This company was started in 1882 by the grandfather of famous singer Linda Ronstadt. Nickel buckle on still supple leather, this fits a .44 and a .45 if you push hard enough! The design allows for rifle and revolver cartridges all on one belt, as most cowboys carried both. From an article about Linda Ronstadts father: "Ronstadt’s father was Federico Ronstadt, who moved to Tucson from Sonora, Mexico, in 1882. He started Ronstadt Hardware Company, which sold anything that was considered hardware – from saddles, tocars to tools. Ronstadt recalls the days when he and his father would take a rifle with them on business trips and shoot their lunch. And he remembers when the six-guns he and his brothers wore on their hips convinced the doorman at the plush Santa Rita Hotel they needn’t wear neckties to enter..."

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