That'll be a no on the belt.

So I had been considering making a belt to go with Butterick 3241, but while I was working with the buckle I held it wrong, and this happened.

Cool story, bro

I suppose it could maybe be soldered, but given that it needs to be under some tension to stay closed, it'll likely just break again.

Given that I'm moving in a matter of months, I'll take this as an excellent excuse to throw this thing out. It wasn't a vintage piece, so I'd warn you as to where it came from, except that I don't remember (I'd had it at least 5 years).

The grosgrain came from a 100 yard reel, so no big loss.