This is a decent 1 3/4" belt. The leather could be of a bit heavier weight, it's maybe 9oz thickness and chrome tanned instead of vegetable tanned. Vegetable or oil tanning creates a superior product. The basket weave pattern could be stamped a little deeper. The mouth of the buckle and the width of the belt are not a perfect fit so the belt scrapes the whole time that you are pulling it through the buckle. This will cause premature wear on the belt's edges. This belt is probably typical of something that a poorer police department might issue or something at the top end of what a private Security company might issue. For the money, it's acceptable. If it lasts a year, then I will be very pleased.