The Quick Release Belt, the first one if it’s kind made by Tim Hardy in the mid-nineties, quickly evolved after he discovered an old 1” buckle pattern in a market in Ludlow, England. Snapping it up for pennies, he remembered it owed its’ origins to the firemen of yesteryear, during the ‘Great Fire of London’, he believes. Early fire tenders were equipped with this type of buckle, which retained the coiled leather hoses and utilised the quick release system to free the hoses with speed.

Having taken the early pattern to his buckle makers in Walsall, Tim Hardy asked them initially to recreate them in solid brass 1 ¼” and 1 ½” versions, with keepers to match. Later, as demand grew from stores including Denime, Nepenthes and many others globally, solid Pewter versions were soon introduced. Now reaching almost iconic status, the exclusive Quick Release Belt range is still available from its’ originator, handmade especially to measure for you.

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