I did this first carving of a Buffalo Soldier back in 1999 after seeing the movie “Sergeant Rutledge” which starred Woody Strode as 1st Sgt. Braxton Rutledge. 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. As the highway between those two locations runs very close to where we live, 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.
Comments welcome.
