1/6 DID NS80175 U.S. Civil War Union Army Lieutenant – John Dunbar (Kevin Costner, Dances with Wolves) + Cisco the horse

[DrWeaponX]

A logical follow-up here would be Joshua Chamberlain from Gettysburg. Both set in 1863, there’s enough carry over that it might be pretty easy for DiD…

 

[Chambea1114]

Very cool! one of my favorite movies they should have gave him the American flag to do the complete look of when he goes out to meet the Indians.

 

[abake]

This would be an instant purchase as well:

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Absolute masterpiece of a movie.

 

[Johnny Utah]

I would definitely get Jesse James, and Wyatt and Doc from Tombstone.

 

[Asta]

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1/6 U.S. Civil War Union Army Lieutenant - John Dunbar's good company is just around the corner!

 

[Asta]

https://www.bonhams.com/auction/21427/lot/214/a-kevin-costner-saddle-from-dances-with-wolves/

A Kevin Costner saddle from Dances With Wolves

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25 November 2013, 13:00 EST
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Sold for US$4,375 inc. premium

A Kevin Costner saddle from Dances With Wolves​

Orion/Majestic, 1990. 1872 McLellan style saddle dark brown leather saddle with brass hardware, one piece stamped "11 1/2 inch seat." Accompanied by a letter of provenance from the consignor describing how he purchased the saddle in August, 1990 from its maker, Bob Erickson. The letter states that there were two principal saddles used by Costner during the filming and this one was used during Costner's famous Civil War suicide ride (with remnants of stage blood still visible on the right stirrup) and the buffalo hunt. Together with a copy of the final script for Dances With Wolves, signed by Costner, writer Michael Blake, producer Jim Wilson, actor Jimmy Herman, and makeup artist David Atherton.

https://www.si.edu/object/mcclellan...=In 1859, the U.S. War,the rider and his gear.

Original 1859 McClellan saddle:

designer
McClellan, George B.

Description
Physical Description

Leather seat, straps, and skirt with wooden stirrups.

General History

Captain George B. McClellan toured Europe with a military commission looking at new military tactics. Reportedly influenced by the saddles of Hussars he observed in Europe, McClellan returned and developed a new modified cavalry saddle. In 1859, the U.S. War Department adopted the McClellan saddle. They remained the standard issue throughout the history of the horse cavalry. The saddle was simple and less expensive than most. It was light enough not to weigh down the horse, yet it was sturdy and gave good support to the rider and his gear. In its original form the seat was covered with rawhide but was changed to leather in later incarnations. It featured a thick leather skirt and a leather covering for wooden stirrups. In addition, there was a girth strap made of woolen yarn. The McClellan saddle was placed on top of a saddlecloth, shabrack, or saddle blanket.

 

[Chambea1114]

This is a dream set for me with the horse and American flag. One of my favorite scenes from when I was a kid was when he was cleaning up his uniform and riding out to meet the Indians with the Flag.

 

[Asta]

 

[Asta]

I stumbled on that channel through looking for information on the breast collar, and it looks a very useful resource for clothing, equipment and horse tack.

This is a channel dedicated to exploring the lifestyle, tactics, uniform, and gear used by Federal Civil War Cavalrymen during the 19th century. Subscribe for videos on cavalry living, cooking, clothing, horse care, and much more. Or you can visit our website at www.11thohiocavalry.com or on facebook at 11th Ohio Cavalry!

https://www.youtube.com/@11thovc/videos

 

[Asta]

Somebody somewhere noted from DID's photo of the mounted Dunbar that the scabbard shouldn't be hitting the horse's leg.

DID faked the scabbard hanging down for this shot by trapping the scabbard with his hand...

...as this is how it hangs naturally:

This video shows how it can be done:



The saber is twisted 180 degrees in a clockwise direction, which wraps the straps around the saber and ends with the hilt pointing to the rear. The top scabbard ring then attaches to the hook on the hanger:

DID's hanger has the hook, though the strap will probably have to be pulled through the buckle to create enough length to make it work:

Well, that's how it can probably be done with the figure.

In reality it isn't hooked when mounted:



Which means the only solution for the figure would be to lengthen the rear hanger as much as possible to allow gravity to take effect.