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No. 1 Grip – American Alligator

Travel in style with this hand-crafted, American Alligator duffel bag.

  • One-of-a-kind. Images show the actual product you will receive.
  • Serial No. 010
  • Authentic American Alligator
  • Solid Brass hardware
  • Overall Size: 11” (H) x 19” (W) x 10 ½” (D)
  • Adjustable shoulder strap: 36 ½” to 44 ½”
  • Complimentary American Alligator Luggage Tag and Free Personalization

$7,170.00

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One-Of-A-Kind: Serial No. 010

This luxurious bag is made one-of-a-kind. Images show the actual product you would receive.

People often ask me what I do, and I sometimes say, “I’m in the romance business.” The No. 1 Grip in American Alligator perfectly illustrates that point. The romance associated with American Alligator is legendary and I can tell you for a fact that it’s easy to fall in love with the timeless elegance of this bag.

American Alligator bags have always been considered luxury items. Over the years, I have haunted antique shops around the country in search of vintage alligator bags made by superior craftsmen in the late 1800s/early 1900s. I can tell you they are few and far between and costly when you’re lucky enough to stumble across a viable one.

A bag like this doesn’t just roll off some assembly line. It is planned and orchestrated to the smallest detail. Due to the nature of alligator, there’s usually a lot of scrap left over when making a product. It took the premium cuts of three hides to make this bag.

“I personally chose the hides that were used and supervised every step of the construction. It took at least a couple of hours just to study the hides before making the first cut. There is a meticulous art to planning a bag like this, but the end result is well worth it. This is truly a custom, handcrafted bag of superior quality. It comes with instant heritage, because it looks as if it could have been inherited from your Grandfather.”

– Colonel

Product Details

  • This leather-lined custom bag is serial numbered. It comes with an American Alligator Luggage Tag.
  • Aside from the sheer beauty of the bag, it is user-friendly and quite serviceable. There’s plenty of room to carry everything you need for an overnight stay, or it serves well as your personal carry-on-bag for extended trips. It opens wide and packs easily.
  • Overall Size 11” (H) x 19” (W) x 10 ½” (D).
  • Shoulder strap with comfort pad adjusts from 36 ½” to 44 ½”.
  • Appointed with solid brass hardware. Features our unique lever-action buckling mechanism and handsome strap arrangement.
  • Brass oval plate inside may be personalized with three initials.
  • Product packaging includes a protective cotton canvas drawstring bag with the Col. Littleton Cameo Logo.
  • Available for shipping within the United States Only.

The Colonel believes these exquisite bags deserve to be paired with a luggage tag of comparable quality. Enjoy a complimentary American Alligator Luggage Tag and Free Personalization on the Colonel, elevating the luxury factor of this premium American Alligator No. 1 Grip.

The hides we use are from alligators raised and trapped in the wild. Each hide is intentionally chosen to show the natural character markings such as scars and scratches that are common to alligators raised in the wild.

Video shows the No. 1 Grip Travel Bag in our Vintage Brown American Steerhide.

Learn more about our American Alligator.

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*Orders received by 1PM CST will ship the same Business Day. This includes orders requesting personalized engraving or embossing. (“Business days” means Monday – Friday, excluding holidays.)

All orders of $1,000 or more will be shipped Signature Required.

We will email your tracking number when your package leaves our facility. Feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns regarding your order at customerservice@colonellittleton.com

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We are committed to producing quality, handcrafted products that showcase our time-honored standards of excellence and deep respect for the Americana tradition. Col. Littleton products go through rigorous testing and numerous quality inspections before being shipped to our customers. Should you receive a Col. Littleton product that is defective in materials or workmanship, you can count on us to make it right. Our guarantee is limited to the cost of the product itself. It also does not cover normal wear and tear. We feel if you just plain “wore it out,” you got your money’s worth. Also, we cannot be responsible for an item which has suffered through alteration, damage due to improper cleaning, improper use, mishandling or accident. If we made a mistake in personalizing your product or if the product is defective in materials or workmanship, of course we’ll replace it. Otherwise, personalized products are not returnable.

Our Leather

Leather is a passion for me. There are more kinds of leather and leather processing out there than you can shake a stick at. You can mold leather into just about any shape or form. You can make every hide look just alike. You can dye it green, blue or even pink. You can apply a finish, coat it, spray it or make it look slick and shiny. That’s not what we’re about at Col. Littleton. To me the beauty is in the naturalness of the leather. People always comment to me about the special “feel” of our leather and how it becomes even more beautiful after it has some wear on it. It’s all about our leather process. When you buy Col. Littleton leather goods, you’re buying, for the most part, full-grain American vegetable-tanned steerhide that has received a minimum of alteration. We don’t apply a finish to hide character markings. The way I see it, every marking tells a story and covering them robs the piece of its life and character.

Three kinds of full-grain leather hides overlapping. In order left to right: Vintage Brown American Steerhide, Brown American Alligator, and Tobacco Brown American Buffalo
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Our Craftsmanship

I see a real resurgence in the country today for products made in America. Our focus is to design and create products that speak to the time-honored traditions that have made this country great such as handmade craftsmanship, authentic rich leathers and quality workmanship. There’s a nostalgic feel about the products we make . . . most of them could have been made 100 years ago and many are made using turn-of-the-20th-century methodology and machinery. Our products are true Americana; forged as our forefathers intended by people who care and take pride in making a beautiful product.

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