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This is the first Buffalo Soldier I carved. I did him back in 1999 after seeing the movie "Sergeant Rutledge" which starred Woody Strode as 1st Sgt. Braxton Rutledge. Along with some other photos of this piece in the Scanned Photos album is a German movie poster I used as a guide. I managed to get all the details in except for one rather obvious mistake. Can you find it?
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The Buffalo Soldier really makes a nice character to carve as they are so unique to our western expansion. With units of them stationed north of where we live in Fort Scott, Kansas and south at Fort Gibson, Oklahoma I wouldn't be surprised if at one time or other they rode right by our house.
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Since doing this piece I've completed a few others and they have always seemed highly collectable as they don't stick around for long.
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Lynn,
ReplyDeleteYou forgot the diamond shape in the straps Tristan
Lynn,
ReplyDeleteI think it is the rifle...Barrel is not straight.
Terry
Lynn,
ReplyDeleteI count four things that your carving has that the poster doesn't,and one thing that the poster has that the carving doesn't.
Poster has a diamond elblem above the chevrons
carving has gloves,pipe,bandana and bandolier
Boy....did I open a Pandora's box! I was only thinking about the diamond on his shirt insignia! You guys are sharp!
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