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Forum: European Armoury 17th April 2025, 12:25 AM
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Posted By Jim McDougall
19th Century Mexican cavalry swords potentially still in use in Revolution

In the late 1820s well into the 19th century, Mexican cavalry swords became more familiar with European cavalry hilts, and the long straight broadsword blades that had long been mounted in the...
Forum: European Armoury 9th April 2025, 03:31 PM
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Posted By Jim McDougall
Thanks very much Glen! and for the links to the...

Thanks very much Glen! and for the links to the sites for discussing these 20th c. military swords. These of course have their own area of historic importance and apparently quite esoteric....
Forum: European Armoury 9th April 2025, 03:20 AM
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Posted By Jim McDougall
THANK YOU GLEN!!! Yes the 'militaria' stuff...

THANK YOU GLEN!!!
Yes the 'militaria' stuff 20th c. is pretty much verboten, and I had always been curious whether the 1913 Patton had made it on Pershing's expedition chasing Villa in Mexico since...
Forum: European Armoury 8th April 2025, 09:25 PM
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Posted By Jim McDougall
I know they're out there Keith..I can hear em...

I know they're out there Keith..I can hear em breathing :) (over 11,000 views in a month! only response was yours, so thank you!). No problem though, hopefully the readers maybe learning just as we...
Forum: European Armoury 8th April 2025, 04:07 PM
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Views: 17,510
Posted By Jim McDougall
Sundry other swords likely in use

In addition to the previously noted types of swords, there were likely many examples of much earlier variations of swords which had been in families for generations. There also seems to have been...
Forum: European Armoury 4th April 2025, 09:38 PM
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Posted By Jim McDougall
Mexican cutlass

This is another example of the cavalry three bar hilt saber, but with heavy, shorter blade which is tempting to associate with the earlier espada anchas, but seems colloquially termed 'cutlass'....
Forum: European Armoury 4th April 2025, 09:23 PM
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Views: 17,510
Posted By Jim McDougall
Another Brazilian form

This is another example concurring with that of previous post, again with the notable shell guard, the serpent appendage coiling around edge seems an affectation popular in hilts of S. Mexico into...
Forum: European Armoury 4th April 2025, 08:23 PM
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Views: 17,510
Posted By Jim McDougall
Espada ancha hilt with Brazilian blade 1880s.

This unusual example was acquired many years ago, along with the common presumptions which often accompany Spanish colonial swords where little tangible information was available, but fanciful lore...
Forum: European Armoury 4th April 2025, 07:58 PM
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Views: 17,510
Posted By Jim McDougall
As previously noted, the quasi military frontier...

As previously noted, the quasi military frontier police formed by Diaz in the 1860s, the 'Rurales' while heavily armed with revolvers and carbines, still wore cavalry type sabers (typically) through...
Forum: European Armoury 17th March 2025, 05:42 PM
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Posted By Jim McDougall
Thank you very much Keith! My main objective...

Thank you very much Keith!
My main objective with this topic, as with most topics I try to discuss, is to look into historic perspectives that pertain to the weaponry in focus, as well as the...
Forum: European Armoury 11th March 2025, 02:25 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 17,510
Posted By Jim McDougall
Thank you for the reminder on that Ian, and well...

Thank you for the reminder on that Ian, and well noted. It has long been understood that these militaria topics are not well placed in the contexts here, and it is indeed a fine line in this subject....
Forum: European Armoury 9th March 2025, 08:41 PM
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Views: 17,510
Posted By Jim McDougall
The Patton M1913 cavalry sword

Patton, as a young lieutenant, was as noted, an expert swordsman and cavalryman, just prior to his participation in the Pershing punitive expedition into Mexico in 1914 pursuing Pancho Villa.

It...
Forum: European Armoury 8th March 2025, 11:47 PM
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Views: 17,510
Posted By Jim McDougall
Keith, thank you so much for responding here! ...

Keith, thank you so much for responding here!
Actually I pretty much figured I was gonna be solo here, but it is an area in history that I have been fascinated with virtually most of my life. I grew...
Forum: European Armoury 6th March 2025, 06:23 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 17,510
Posted By Jim McDougall
Swords in the Mexican Revolution 1910-1921

We have often encountered the swords of Mexico here as Spanish colonial examples which evolved into those of the Republic of Mexico after its independence from Spain in 1821.
While the espada ancha...
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