Wide-leg Fringed Shotgun Chaps

Description

Wide-leg Fringed Shotgun Chaps

Wide-leg Fringed Shotgun Chaps – – With zipper or clip closure – hand made by the last best west. 

We use heavy, oiled chap leather to produce these good looking, hard-wearing wide-leg fringed chaps. Similar to the chaps shown on the 1880s cowboy below; and if you’d like yours to have pockets; just ask. All details of your order are confirmed within 1 business day of your order being placed.

We close them with a good heavy zipper, and we run fringe down the leg to hide the zipper from view. Available in light or mid-brown oiled leather.

Custom Chap Measurements
The fit of your Wide-leg Fringed Shotgun Chaps will only be as good as the measurements you supply us with. So please take due care. For accurate measurements you must have someone else measure you: As you stand still and look straight ahead.

Very important that you have on a pair of britches and boots that you plan to wear under your chaps. Always a good idea to measure twice to confirm each measurement.

All details of your custom leather order are confirmed within 1 business day of your order being received.

Chaps that use buckles and straps will have some forgiveness; but step in chaps like our Open Range Style are designed to be form fitting – so for best results be thorough with your measurements.

See chart for the measurements required. Click on chart to get a larger graphic.

Your chap measurements will be confirmed via e-mail, after your order is placed, and when we send you your order confirmation.

See our Leather Chaps here.

A History of Chaps

Early cowboys worked on ranches and spent their days riding in wild terrain, with cattle, in all weather conditions. Cowboys spent most of their working time on horseback, so protective clothing became essential.

Chaps protect the cowboy from the rope burns that could occur from catching, holding down, and working with cattle, horses, or other livestock. Chaps also form a protective shield over the legs to help prevent cuts and grazes when riding through vegetation such as low scrub, bushes, thickets, or cacti, which often have vicious thorns.