Swords in the Mexican Revolution 1910-1921

Hotspur · 9th April 2025, 06:08 AM

Neat

Mine has that boat anchor feel but still seems like a 'get out of the way' for getting as job done.

Sean Scott is the guru for all things US cavalry in the 20th century. Good threads there, particularly on the Patton. There are several that used to frequent the A&M forum that are active there.

https://www.usmilitariaforum.com/for...-spathologist/

I know a bunch watch here.

Cheers
GC

I thought I had added the peen

More editing Villa stuff and the exoerimental https://www.usmilitariaforum.com/for...omment=2050419

Plug in Villa and get
https://www.usmilitariaforum.com/for..._topic&nodes=8

Jim McDougall · 9th April 2025, 03:31 PM

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.
Meanwhile, I think the Mexican swords and edged weapons that were carry overs from much earlier times in Mexico are still pertinent here, so these put together examples OK, as well as many of the espada anchas and old cavalry swords and cutlasses.

Jim McDougall · 17th April 2025, 12:25 AM

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 18th-early 19th c. 'bilbo' swords were remounted into them. These blades obviously had very long working lives!

I am still seeking more pictures of these sword types worn in the Revolution by various factions and often a matter of course of personal preference.

9th April 2025, 06:08 AM	#1
Hotspur Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Nipmuc USA Posts: 535	Neat Mine has that boat anchor feel but still seems like a 'get out of the way' for getting as job done. Sean Scott is the guru for all things US cavalry in the 20th century. Good threads there, particularly on the Patton. There are several that used to frequent the A&M forum that are active there. https://www.usmilitariaforum.com/for...-spathologist/ I know a bunch watch here. Cheers GC I thought I had added the peen More editing Villa stuff and the exoerimental https://www.usmilitariaforum.com/for...omment=2050419 Plug in Villa and get https://www.usmilitariaforum.com/for..._topic&nodes=8 Attached Images Last edited by Hotspur; 9th April 2025 at 06:35 AM.

17th April 2025, 12:25 AM	#3
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,663	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 18th-early 19th c. 'bilbo' swords were remounted into them. These blades obviously had very long working lives! I am still seeking more pictures of these sword types worn in the Revolution by various factions and often a matter of course of personal preference. Attached Images

9th April 2025, 03:31 PM	#2
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,663	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. Meanwhile, I think the Mexican swords and edged weapons that were carry overs from much earlier times in Mexico are still pertinent here, so these put together examples OK, as well as many of the espada anchas and old cavalry swords and cutlasses.