Very flat hat brims?
Springfield rifles?
Lots of yucca?
Oversized muzzle booster?
Yep, that’s an American 1904 Maxim in action in Mexico!
Light MGs
Mendoza RM-2 LMG Photos
The RM-2 was the last in a series of light machine guns designed by long-time Mexican arm inventor Rafael Mendoza (also responsible for, among other things, the very unusual Fusil Mexico). The first of his […]
Bolt Action Rifles
Mondragon Model 1894
The rifle we are looking at is an early Mondragon bolt-action design, model of 1894. Prior to designing his self-loading 1908 rifle (which is notable as the first self-loader adopted by a national military), Manuel […]
Semiauto pistol
The Mexican Luger
Mexico’s President for nearly 30 years, Porfirio Diaz was very interested in modernizing the Mexican Army. He invested in new artillery, magazine guns, and small arms – such as the Mondragon semiautomatic rifle. In addition, […]
The Ft. Drum, NY Museum has one on display.
Great photo! Do you a recent book on photography and the Mexican Revolution, published in Mexico? The title is “México: fotografía and revolución” (ed. Miguel Ángel Berumen, Mexico DF: Lunwerg/Televisa, 2010). It is filled with fascinating period photos of federal and revolutionary troops armed with a varied array of rifles and machine guns, besides from several essays on the evolution of photography during that era.
Sorry, I should have written “Do you know…”
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