So......what to do with an old model M-1956 canvas pistol belt that fit me in my youth but is about 10" too short nowadays? Hrm......
This is a google pic of the belt I speak of: https://www.sparks-military.com/1612...am-war-era.jpg
Well, you make a Battle Belt of course!!
I took three pieces of 14 oz canvas and cut them into two @ 5"x36" and one at 5"x32". On the 32" piece, I sewed 1" OD webbing to make the MOLLE attachment pattern:
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Which made this:
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And then I took 1" thick foam and cut it to 4" wide by 30" and sandwiched that between the two 36" pieces and sewed them together. The canvas belt slides between them and the 32" piece with MOLLE. I used spray adhesive to keep it in place while sewing:
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Then on the other 36" piece, I sewed anti-slip shelving material:
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and used more of the 1" webbing to make the seam that surrounds the edges of the two 36" layers that get sewed together [encapsulating the foam]. This was really tough to stitch straight and aside from the half-dozen mistakes I already corrected, there are a few spots where the stitch just veers off.
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I've since made 2" wide "belt extensions" from black canvas and used Velcro as the buckle method. I forgot to get pics of them...but they loop through the brass buckle and are stitched in place, then overlap like any common velcro belt attachment method.
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