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Do you use Water Buffalo leather?

Q. Do you use water buffalo leather?
A. Never, we only use American Bison Leather.

The Explanation:
We never use water buffalo leather. We only use real American Bison leather. When you see a product of ours that refers to “Buffalo Leather,” it’s because that has been the common name for the American Bison in the USA for centuries. It’s what people know and how people speak. We have been teaching people we meet about this since 1972 and have begun to help many understand that the true name for this animal is the American Bison, or scientifically “Bison Bison.”

A word of caution:

There are some companies that will use the phrase “buffalo leather” to make you think they are using Bison leather, and hide in their descriptions “water buffalo leather.” We’d urge you to make sure that the product you’re getting is actually American Bison leather, because water buffalo leather has very different qualities.

Our “Buffalo Leather” is always full-grain American Bison leather.

When you shop with Buffalo Billfold Company, you can be assured you’re getting real American Bison leather, tanned from our custom tanning recipes at the best tanneries in the USA.

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Bought a manโ€™s billfold for the first time all I had to do extra was add a larger photo holder! Quality made ❤️
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I Should have read better and ordered the Mens Bifold Leather Wallet with Photo Insert instead of without. I have too much stuff
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Switched to a ridge a few years ago, finally switched back to a true leather wallet and wish I had purchased a lot sooner.
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Very nice quality. Sturdy leather and well crafted.
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This is an excellent wallet, but I wish it were a little smaller version ( 1/2" in lenght and wt) of the same model. If you make one like this, I'll be back.
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