The 1899 Millers Ranch 101 Wild West Show Style Gun Belt and Holsters Set with Speed 6 Shot Gun Shell Sled features heavy duty construction and old world styling to answer the needs of many SASS (Single Action Shooting Society) members who want high performance design features to meet the demanding needs of both professional and amateur western shooters.
The Old Trading Post proudly presents its Signature Series fully Custom Made, 1899 Millers Ranch 101 Wild West Show Gun Belt and Holsters with Speed Shot Gun Shell Sled. A fully lined Black, Brown or Natural Tan Leather Gun belt With Nickel Silver Conchos and Studs. Custom Made for your gun(s) with caliber in your specified Make and Model. Barrel lengths from 4-8 inches. The Rig in the Picture is a Double Holster Side and Cross Draw setup.
Belt shown is Black Powder without ammo loops, although this Gun Belt can be made with ammo loops upon request for your specified caliber Revolver, we can also make with matching shotgun slide. Made from U. S. A. Premium Grade Heavyweight Leather this Gun Belt and Holster Set is Fully Leather Lined 3 Medium 2 Large Nickel Silver Conchos on each Holster Gun Belt is Bordered in Nickel Silver Spots with Up to 9 Large Nickel Silver Conchos on Gun Belt (Number of Conchos on Gun Belt is based on Purchasers Ammo Loops Selection) Shot Gun Shell Carrier (3x2) (6 Shells) Speed Loading Belt Sled Chain Link Border Stamping along Nickel Silver Spots on Gun Belt, Holsters and Belt Speed Sled Custom Nickel Silver 3 pc Ranger Belt Buckle Set including Belt Buckle, Billet Strap Tip and Billet Keeper .
ADDITIONAL FEATURES:
PREMIUM GRADE LEATHERS AVAILABLE IN BLACK, BROWN OR RUSSET COLOR
PERIOD AUTHENTIC SINGLE LOOP HALF BREED HOLSTER DESIGN
AVAILABLE IN STANDARD WAIST SIZES FROM 26 WAIST UP TO 44 WAIST ( LARGER SIZES 46 WAIST UP TO 60 WAIST ADD $35.00)
STANDARD AMMO LOOP CALIBERS OFFERED (NO LOOPS, .22 CALIBER, .32 CALIBER, .357 / .38 CALIBER, .41 CALIBER AND .44 / .45 CALIBER)
NOTE 1) When choosing your Actual Pant Waist Size, please enter your true ACTUAL PANTS WAIST size. When choosing your Actual Hip Measurement, please measure 2 to 3 inches below your belt loops at the widest part of your Hips. With both of these accurate measurements we are able to correctly fit your Gun Belt while also ensuring proper Holster placement while leaving room for adjustment over of your clothing.
NOTE 2) Many of the Leather Products we produce are HANDMADE and Made to Order customized to your sizing and firearm requirements and may not be available for immediate shipment. These Custom orders could require between 6 and 10 weeks to deliver so please call if you need delivery by a specific date. PLEASE CALL 888-653-8723 or EMAIL help@oldtradingpost.com for any questions you may have or to check availability if you need your Custom Leather product by a specific date!
PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL OPTION BOXES REQUIRE A SELECTION BEFORE THE ITEM CAN BE ADDED TO THE SHOPPING CART.
ABOUT: THE MILLER BROTHERS 101 RANCH AND WILD WEST SHOW
The Miller Brothers 101 Ranch was a 110,000-acre (45,000 ha) cattle ranch in the Indian Territory of Oklahoma before statehood. Located near modern-day Ponca City, it was founded by Colonel George Washington Miller, a veteran of the Confederate Army, in 1893. The 101 Ranch was the birthplace of the 101 Ranch Wild West Show and one of the early focal points of the oil rush in northeastern Oklahoma. It was the largest diversified farm and ranch in America at the time. Bill Pickett's grave and the White Eagle Monument are located on the ranch grounds.
The location of the former working cattle ranch was subdivided and all of its buildings destroyed. The location of the ranch is a National Historic Landmark. In 1903, when Colonel George Miller died, his three sons, Joseph, George Jr., and Zack took over operation of the 110,000 acre ranch. By 1932 most of the land was owned by the Miller family. They leased other land from the Ponca, Pawnee, and Otoe Indians in Kay, Noble, Osage and Pawnee Counties. The ranch remained in the family for almost 60 years.
The Millers neighbor Major Gordon W. Lillie, who performed as Pawnee Bill, motivated the Millers to produce a Wild West Show of their own. The Millers made their transition from putting on local shows to the national scene in 1907, when they performed at the Jamestown Exposition in Virginia. Later in 1907, the Miller Brothers 101 Ranch Wild West Show began the tour circuit in Brighton Beach, New York. Joe Miller, the eldest son, was an exceptional equestrian and star performer. Over the course of the shows history, its cast included Lillian Smith, Bill Picket, Bessie Herberg, Bee Ho Gray, Tom Mix, Jack Hoxie, Mexican Joe, Ross Hettan, and an elderly Buffalo Bill.
The Miller brothers came late into Wild West Show business and suffered financially along with the other shows after the invention of motion pictures. Their show had more problems than most in a business that was harsh in the best of times. During their first year on the circuit, they suffered a serious railroad accident. Later several members of their cast contracted typhoid fever. In 1908, when Buffalo Bill and Pawnee Bill combined their shows into an extravaganza that broke records at Madison Square Gardens in New York City, the Miller Brothers took their show abroad.
In England, the British military confiscated most of the 101s horses, stagecoaches, and automobiles to build up for war, as tensions were building related to the pending World War I. When the Millers show toured in Germany, authorities arrested some of their Ogalala Sioux performers on suspicion of being Serbian spies, they were never seen again. A frantic Zack Miller managed to get the rest of cast out of Germany via Norway, and then to England.
Once in London, however, he had difficulty finding a steamship that would sell his people passage. Finally, he obtained passage for his cast on an American ship. Once the cast returned to Oklahoma, the eldest brother Joe Miller refused to pay the Indian cast overtime. As a result, the entire Indian cast quit the show. By 1916, the two younger Miller brothers abandoned trying to work with their volatile oldest brother.
George Jr. and Zack worked at the ranch, while Joe schemed to make the Wild West Show a financial success. Joe Miller hired an out-of-work, aging, and ill Buffalo Bill to star in a World War I recruitment show called the Pageant of Preparedness. Soon Cody quit the show; he died within a year. Still unwilling to let the show close, Joe continued to operate on a smaller scale. In 1927, Joe was unsuccessful in his attempts to sell his show to the American Circus Corporation.
