Posts from Big Iron in thread „The Red River D Belt Buckle“

And to think years later Duke kissed Walter on top of the head.
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Sounds great to me, pour me a cup and make it hot and black.

I was wondering if I had missed something earlier, why didn't Wayne put the "M" on the right lower corner that he made in the sand at the end of the movie ?
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P.S. Happy Mother's Day if it applies.

I've worn my buckle to Western Festivals and Ft. Worth Stockyards and nothing. Wonder if we wear it to Wayne's Birthplace in May if anyone would notice. Maybe it's me, too big and ugly for anyone to ask.
If you're interested there's a nice picture of Wayne on the Wild Goose wearing his buckle in vol. 28 of THE OFFICIAL COLLECTOR'S ED. OF JOHN WAYNE magazine.
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What's really sad is that fewer and fewer people especially kids don't know who's buckle it was.
Last time I wore mine no one knew what it was.
What the hell is the country coming to ?
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I think that might have been a practice when they shot the ALAMO. That set isn't far from the border and sadly it isn't open to the public any longer.

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Yes Sir Drpmkp, I've seen the Santa Fe ruts in Kansas and the panhandle of Okla. West of us in Red Rock Canyon you can still see wagon ruts of the Calif. Trail where the wagon trains camped.
I've flown low over the Chisholm from Ft. Worth to Wichita and it looked like there were areas where the ground was lower than other areas. Some experts believe that it could been caused by the many cattle drives. No proof of that but, it's interesting to see.
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Drpmkp, I agree with you on most points. The Shawnee went up to Sedalia Mo. before the railroad went into Ks. The old Chisholm passed by 5 miles west of where I live and Jesse Chisholm is buried on a river bank about 40 miles NW. At one time it went to Wichita when the Earps were there.
The Chisholm never went to Dodge City, that was the Great Western and it's ironic that Jesse Chisholm never drove cattle up the trail named for him.
I had a great-great uncle who drove a herd up the Chisholm from Tx. to Abilene and lost his life on his way back home.
No matter, RED RIVER is a terrific western movie.
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I've always thought it was interesting to read about and visit movie locations. I'm sure you'll agree that the location used in Arizona looks very much like southern Texas. I haven't watched it in a long time and can't remember the town they were initially going to, just some place someplace in Missouri
but, they ended up in Abilene Ks. Not sure how they found their way across Okla. but, guess that's Hollywood. Red River is still a good JW movie and worth watching again.
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Drpmkp, was wondering if you have researched the movie and what you think of it. I like it and enjoyed the story line but, there's a couple things I can't figure out.
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Drpmkp, I too wear a brass replica of Wayne's Red River buckle that I bought at the Winterset Museum several years ago but, I don't know as much history about it as you do Sir. Just wouldn't be caught dead without it holding up my britches.
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