haha, no doubt .... no problem ,, ordered a buckle as well under FI pressure.

so the way it looks, you slide the buckle over the narrow strip and onto the wider portion, fold the narrow strip back through a leather loop wrapped around the belt and then buckle the narrow strip to the inside belt clasp.

sounds like a plan and if thats the case then i mis-calculated by about two inches. seems my wife mentioned that when we first got married. :mrgreen:

ambrose