Yeah, I think it looks pretty close compared to what's been used in the past. I sent them the ref. pic. I posted above (but full size) so that's the closest they could get. And the braid is made out of soft analine dyed leather which makes it even more like the original, instead of braid made of tooling leather like I know others and I've used in the past.
Personally for any girth belts I make from this stuff, it looks like I'll take some reddish brown stain to them to get the reddish darker color, especially along the edges, and then take some leather wax (which will also darken it up) to the belt with a rag to get that glossy look on the surfaces like the original belt has.
When there are enough orders paid for, I'll go ahead and place the order. It comes out to roughly $1200 with Western Union Fees.
Jango Uri, you could make a girth belt up to about 40" with 20 strands from a 25 yard roll, I believe.
Later,
Lorenzo