Was perusing the Leica Camera US web site today.
On the page discussing the Carrying Strap:
Carrying strap // Accessories for Leica T // Leica T // Photography - Leica Camera AG
I found two interesting statements. First:
Short of using a knife to shorten the strap and reinserting the pins into newly-drilled holes, is there any possibility that this is a correct statement?
and second:
Sounds like a clear warning to refrain from using the pins provided by third parties such as Match-Technical which allow use of third party straps.
Is there any reason to suspect that the Match-Technical pins are frail, or at least more frail than the Leica pins? These pins are sold by Leica Factory Stores in the US.