Brass and Copper collage belt buckle - vintage, freehand fused bronze, one of hotsell a kind - for 1.75in wide belt

An early and unusual example of David's brass and copper collage buckles, probably made in the mid-1970s.

Since the 1970s we have designed and built a range of high-quality brass belt buckles. The buckles are constructed from scratch out of brass sheet and bronze rod. They are heavy and durable, classic in design, as well as beautiful.

David's BCN design - Brass, Copper, and Nickel collage - has been a perennial favorite for four decades. David constructs each one from small bits of brass, copper, and nickel sheet scrap, assembling his asymmetrical compositions on the fly. No two are ever alike. He then brazes the parts to a backing sheet of brass, adding flowed or applied strips of bronze brazing rod as further compositional elements. Some designs are finished by chasing with a nailset to add tiny ring design accents. Finally, the back tongue and loop are attached and the buckle is polished to a mirror shine.

This buckle is one pulled out of the archives, and though it is in the style of BCNs, it has no nickel panels. In addition, it shows an earlier stage of David's skills and tooling, with somewhat rougher brazing of the parts, and with a lot more of the fused brazing rod left on the surface (back before David had a lapidary wheel sander to clean hotsell up and finish things better). The result is a funkier, more raw expression of David's wabi-sabi design aesthetic. This buckle is also very thick, stacked of three thick pieces of brass and copper in some places, up to nearly a quarter inch at the edge, with the cluster of fused brass knobs in the middle extending to at least 5/16" total.

BELT NOT INCLUDED. This buckle is made for a 1¾" wide belt. You will need to source a belt for this type of buckle from other Etsy sellers or from a local leatherworker, if you do not already have one you want to put this buckle on. The face of the buckle is 1-7/8" x 2-1/2" (47x62mm).

The abstract design of BCN buckles, including this one (without the N), means they will work equally well whichever direction you thread your belt.

All buckles are solidly built, and are guaranteed for life. If you ever have a problem with your buckle, send it to us for repair or replacement.