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Date Posted: 15:01:48 09/14/17 Thu
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Stan
's message, "Re: What is a Garrison Belt?" on 14:39:41 09/12/17 Tue
>GARRISON BELTS, SAM BROWNE BELTS, AND THE MEN WHO WEAR
>THEM: An essay in photos and words
>
>Click on the links below to see the images referred to
>in the text.
>
>DIFFERENT TYPES OF UNIFORM BELTS
>
>(1) 1-3/4" wide plain-leather garrison belt
>
>Plain-leather garrison belts have been worn as "pants
>belts" by law enforcement officers and by many actors
>in TV and movie westerns. The main difference is that,
>with law enforcement officers, their garrison belt is
>usually hidden (except for the top edge of the buckle)
>underneath their Sam Browne belt, while with western
>actors, their garrison belt is usually totally visible
>because their gun belt is resting lower down on their
>hips.
>
>https://image.rakuten.co.jp/mavazi/cabinet/acce01/aker0
>01_img001.jpg
>
>(2) 1-3/4" wide basketweave garrison belt
>
>Basketweave garrison belts have been mainly worn as
>"pants belts" by law enforcement officers.
>
>http://media.midwayusa.com/productimages/880x660/Primar
>y/863/863001.jpg
>
>(3) 2-1/4" wide basketweave Sam Browne belt
>
>Sam Browne belts have been mainly worn as "duty belts"
>by law enforcement officers to hold their gun holster,
>their baton, and other essential equipment. Nowadays,
>so much equipment is attached to their Sam Browne belt
>that often the only part of it that is still visible
>is the large metal buckle.
>
>https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7462/26382254574_abd6362
>083_b.jpg
>
>
>TV AND MOVIE WESTERN ACTORS WEARING GARRISON BELTS
>
>As a teenage baby boomer, I grew up watching the
>so-called "adult westerns" on TV. The stars in those
>westerns substituted as male role models for my father
>who was absent due to divorce. I looked on those TV
>cowboys as father figures. It didn't escape my notice
>that most of them wore garrison belts. And I would
>envision them taking off their wide leather belt and
>punishing me with it whenever I got out-of-line, just
>like any other responsible dad. At that time, I could
>only imagine what the sting of a well-worn garrison
>belt would feel like when wielded by a strong
>masculine hand.
>
>(4) Clint Eastwood and Eric Fleming in "Rawhide"
>
>If you don't recall Eric Fleming by name, I'm sure
>you'll remember his most memorable lines: "Head 'em
>up! Move 'em out!" If you don't recognize Clint
>Eastwood, you didn't grow up on this planet.
>
>https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/fe/5d/1c
>/fe5d1ce476ea2cce000f466268dfc4d1.jpg
>
>(5) Clint Walker in "Cheyenne"
>
>http://2lin3i1bbign2l2t392v1pxd.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com
>/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/ClintWalker2.jpg
>
>(6) Lee Majors in "The Big Valley"
>
>Lee Majors played the character Heath Barkley.
>
>http://images.yuku.com/image/pjpeg/c433697d1183c083f340
>59bba9153356bd61975e.pjpg
>
>(7) Heath Barkley endures the lash.
>
>Those unfamiliar with "The Big Valley" may be
>interested in learning that Heath's manly back felt
>the sting of the whip several times during the course
>of that TV series.
>
>http://content7.flixster.com/photo/11/86/28/11862897_or
>i.jpg
>
>(8) Glenn Ford in "The Fastest Gun Alive"
>
>Some guys wear a garrison belt better than others, and
>I think Glenn Ford looked very manly wearing his.
>
>https://myfavoritewesterns.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/
>the-fastest-gun-alive-6.jpg
>
>
>THREE WAYS WESTERN ACTORS WORE THEIR BELTS
>
>Most male actors in westerns wore 2 belts, a "pants
>belt" and a "gun belt". And there were 3 main ways
>they positioned the buckles of those belts.
>
>METHOD ONE - BOTH BELT BUCKLES WORN IN CENTER
>
>Many actors wore both belts with the buckle in the
>center, and one buckle would be positioned just above
>the other one. However, if both buckles were large
>garrison-type buckles, this might make the actor
>appear "buckle-heavy", as in the photo below.
>
>(9) "Buckle-heavy" cowboy in "The Gunfighter"
>
>The cowboy in the checkered shirt looks especially
>"buckle-heavy".
>
>https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Bee5wvc1l7k/hqdefault.jpg
>
>One way to avoid this "fashion blunder" is to offset
>the 2 buckles (from left to right) so that one buckle
>is not directly above the other one. See photo #4
>above of Clint Eastwood and Eric Fleming in "Rawhide"
>for a good example of this. Another way is to have the
>gun belt partially cover the pants belt buckle above
>it.
>
>METHOD TWO - PANTS BELT BUCKLE WORN IN CENTER AND GUN
>BELT BUCKLE WORN TO THE SIDE
>
>Another common way to avoid appearing "buckle-heavy"
>is for the actor to wear his pants belt with the
>buckle in the center and his gun belt with the buckle
>to the side. The gun belt would rest on his hips on a
>diagonal with the gun at the low point (usually on his
>right side) and the buckle of the gun belt would be at
>the high point (usually on his left side). I find this
>method for wearing the 2 belts most attractive and
>quite a turn-on, and examples of it can be found in
>many TV and movie westerns, especially among secondary
>characters.
>
>(10) Randolph Scott in Zane Grey's "The Vanishing
>Pioneer"
>
>Randolph Scott, on the right in the photo below,
>illustrates method two. Unfortunately, as common as
>this method is, I couldn't find a good example of it
>on the Internet where the gun belt buckle was a
>garrison-type buckle.
>
>http://i77.servimg.com/u/f77/11/97/59/03/a_duke49.jpg
>
>METHOD THREE - PANTS BELT BUCKLE WORN TO THE SIDE AND
>GUN BELT BUCKLE WORN IN THE CENTER
>
>This method of wearing both belts is much less common.
>The actor wears his pants belt (usually a garrison
>belt) with the buckle to the side (usually on his left
>side) and his gun belt is worn with the buckle in the
>center. The photos below of Peter Brown and Rory
>Calhoun illustrate this method.
>
>For some reason, as a teenager, I found this method to
>be especially arousing. Although it's not very common
>now, the few times I see a guy wearing his belt buckle
>to the side, it still turns me on.
>
>(11) Peter Brown in "Lawman"
>
>Peter Brown played young deputy Johnny McKay. When the
>TV series first began, he wore a heavy winter coat
>which was buttoned up, completely covering his belt.
>When spring arrived, he shed that coat, revealing a
>1-3/4" wide garrison belt with the buckle worn in the
>center. Later on, he started wearing that belt with
>the buckle to the side. And finally, he switched to a
>slightly narrower 1-3/8" wide garrison belt, which he
>wore with the buckle to the side for the rest of the
>series. All this took place during the first season.
>
>http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fSEVzDya1lo/UQS5rnjLajI/AAAAA
>AAAE9w/hFz6YNBN6q4/s1600/PB02c.jpg
>
>(12) Rory Calhoun in "Red Sundown"
>
>Rory Calhoun wore his belt with the buckle to the side
>in practically every movie and TV program he was in.
>It almost seemed to be a trademark of his.
>
>http://www.westernmovies.fr/image/is0/546/4343/m45438.j
>pg
>
>(13) Rory Calhoun in "The Texan"
>
>In the TV series "The Texan", he always wore a 1-3/4"
>wide garrison belt with the buckle to the side.
>Curiously, I noticed that 2 guest actors in that
>series also wore their belt that way.
>
>https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/93/70/6a/9370
>6a8186bcbb0ba448d71756747e2c--rory-calhoun.jpg
>
>
>NON-WESTERN ACTORS IN THE 1960S and 1970S WEARING
>GARRISON BELTS
>
>Garrison belts were especially popular in the 1960s
>and 1970s, as were all wide belts.
>
>(14) Rob Reiner in "All in the Family"
>
>http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zIdL9GKzRWc/U0CWAU00hjI/AAAAA
>AAANME/rA0XDFpMSA4/s1600/All+in+the+Family+Mic.png
>
>(15) Ryan O'Neal in "The Big Bounce"
>
>https://d2ydh70d4b5xgv.cloudfront.net/images/2/1/lot-of
>-8-vintage-1969-movie-stills-the-big-bounce-b-w-photos-
>8x10-ryan-o-neal-a328022f87b3dc406565e98e623de673.jpg
>
>
>ACTORS WEARING SAM BROWNE BELTS
>
>In the 1960s and 1970s, being "anti-establishment" was
>the "in" thing. As a result, many "cop shows" never
>showed their leading characters in a police uniform.
>And those that did rarely attempted to portray those
>uniforms with any accuracy. One of the few exceptions
>was "Adam-12" with its accurate portrayal of the Los
>Angeles Police Department and its uniforms. And when
>the LAPD switched to buckle-less duty belts, Adam-12
>followed suit too in their 2nd season. I believe the
>change was for safety reasons: to make officers less
>conspicuous targets at night from light reflecting off
>the shiny metal buckles. I lamented that change as I
>thought those large metal Sam Browne belt buckles were
>awesome and made the officer look especially
>commanding (someone I would willingly submit to for
>punishment). Luckily (for me), most other police
>departments in my area have retained the traditional
>metal buckles with their Sam Browne belts.
>
>Have you ever noticed in many cop shows that when 2
>partners are portrayed, one is often "dominant" and
>the other is "submissive". In Adam-12, Officer Pete
>Malloy (Martin Milner) was the "dominant" one and
>Officer Jim Reed (Kent McCord) was the "submissive"
>one. Being largely submissive myself probably explains
>why I was more attracted to Martin Milner's
>authoritarian no-nonsense demeanor, although most
>people seemed to prefer Kent McCord's good looks.
>Since Office Reed had a wife and child, while Officer
>Malloy preferred the bachelor's lifestyle, I could
>still hold out the hope that Officer Malloy might
>actually be gay.
>
>(16) Martin Milner and Kent McCord in "Adam-12"
>
>The photo below was one of the few I could find of
>them wearing the earlier-style Sam Browne belts with
>the large metal buckles. The photo is also notable for
>the "civilian" making a cameo appearance. A few dozen
>lashes with a Sam Browne belt for the first guy to
>correctly identify that civilian.
>
>https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/cf/15/cf/cf15
>cf59ab6a65de2563be3f5392da40--adam--tv-land.jpg
>
>(17) Ben McKenzie in "Southland"
>
>In a more recent LAPD cop series, McKenzie plays
>Officer Ben Sherman who is the "submissive" partner.
>He looks especially "cuddly" wearing a white t-shirt
>with the bottom half of his uniform including his Sam
>Browne belt. This may not meet departmental standards,
>but it does meet mine.
>
>http://www.lauralikey.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/be
>n-mckenzie-southland-set2.jpg
>
>(18) Michael Cudlitz in "Southland"
>
>Cudlitz, who plays Officer John Cooper, is obviously
>the "dominant" partner. Officer Cooper turns out to be
>the one gay cop in the series. He looks quite nice
>after hours in his gay bar attire: a black t-shirt,
>blue jeans, and a 1-3/4" wide black garrison belt.
>Unfortunately, I couldn't find a photo of him dressed
>that way.
>
>In one memorable scene (below), when Cooper encounters
>an especially obnoxious juvenile offender, he
>correctly surmises that what this kid needs is, not
>"understanding", but a good whipping with his belt!
>Now, that's my kind of cop.
>
>https://3.bp.blogspot.com/_A5kWE8EKJEQ/TT81nTI0_bI/AAAA
>AAAACGI/9zOAUQTesKk/s1600/southland%2Bthe%2Bwinds%2Bmic
>hael%2Bcudlitz.jpg
>
>(19) Michael Cudlitz and Ben McKenzie together in a
>patrol car in "Southland"
>
>Gay Officer Cooper (behind the steering wheel)
>probably had a hard time keeping his eyes on the road
>when Officer Sherman was his partner.
>
>http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.437773.1314
>552186!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/article
>_750/alg-tv-southland-jpg.jpg
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