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**Gene** · 03-28-2005, 11:35 AM

Tod Rathbone has a sampling of the Mexican Air Force's role in WW2 at his website:

http://www.rathbonemuseum.com/MEXICO/MEXMain.html

**Arran** · 03-28-2005, 12:09 PM

Hello,
I have a couple of Mexican officer's spiked helmets from the 1910 period, but regulations and information on them is scarce. Let me know if you'd like pics...

Cheers,
Arran.

**BobI** · 03-28-2005, 02:40 PM

I searched Guadalajara high and low for militaria. There was a fighter group that fought for the US during WWII and had a high success ratio. “I Think” it was squadron 521, but could be a little off.

Hasta mas tarde

Bob

**Frentebro** · 03-28-2005, 02:49 PM

My own limited experience indicated that it's a tough field because much Mexican militaria was used hard & over many years, so relatively little has survived. I don't know their laws on firearms but a friend of mine there had a nice M-95 Mauser rifle & M-94 Winchester that were issued in the Revolution.

**jgarcia** · 03-28-2005, 05:13 PM

This Mexican general's picklehaube was on the back cover of a Kube auction catalog dated May 3, 2003. I thought you guys might enjoy seeing it.

John Garcia

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**Frentebro** · 03-28-2005, 07:42 PM

Mexican army cadets for many years wore the German M-16 helmet with eagle & serpent frontal badge (Marzetti 52.2).

Many cadets died heroically defending Mexico City's Chapultepec Castle against the US invaders on Sept. 13, 1847.

**McCulloh** · 03-29-2005, 10:01 AM

Mexican militeria and even books about it are very,very rare.
I have some Traditions articles on uniforms and there are books or monographs on medals-Jeff Floyd is actually a world expert on Latin American medals.
Osprey also has some stuff on the Texan war of 1836 and the American war of 1846-47 and the Habsburg incursion of 1860-67. There isn't much beyond that despite the bloody civil wars and the Indian uprisings in the south.
One of the prizes acquired by my friend Scott 3 years ago was a battle medal awarded for the battle at Resca de la Palma. Mexican officers were awarded medals for each battle they were in the in the 46-47 war.

**JBFloyd** · 03-29-2005, 05:57 PM

For Mexican medals, there are only a couple of sources:

Frank Grove. "Medals of Mexico", Guadalajara, 1974. It's a 3-volume set, mostly interested in table medals and tokens, but with a fair amount of information about military awards (most awards are illustrated). English text. This is one is somewhat tough to find because the sets are often broken up. The coin guys want volumes 1 and 3; the medals guys want volume 3. You'll see the set in the market for $150-200, with vol 3 going for $100 by itself.

Carlos Perez-Maldonado. "Condecoraciones Mexicanas y su Historia". Monterey, 1942. One of the primary sources for Grove. It's softbound and on very cheap paper, so many did not survive. Fairly scarce in the market, you can expect to pay around $100 for a clean copy.

Harrold E. Gillingham. "Mexican Decorations of Honor", New York, 1940, published by the American Numismatic Society (reprinted in quantity by Leonard Babin, Rochester, NY, in the 1960s). Spotty, but good in what it covers. The orginals are available in the $30-50 range; reprints should bt $15-20.

There are only a few collectors of Latin American awards, so the definitive book is yet to be written.

**Dave Danner** · 03-29-2005, 08:36 PM

Here is a site on the Legion of Honor (Legión de Honor): http://www.sedena.gob.mx/leg_hon/index.html

The main page of the Secretaría de la Defensa Nacional - http://www.sedena.gob.mx/index4.html - also has general information on the history of the Army and the Air Force.

**VerKuilen Ager** · 03-29-2005, 09:14 PM

You might look for this one from Nieto-Brown-Hefter, Mexico, 1958.

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**VerKuilen Ager** · 03-29-2005, 09:17 PM

Other titles in the series were in preparation. Don't know if they were published:
Military Flags and Insignia of Mexico, The Mexican Soldieress, The Soldiers of Jaurez, The Mexican Imperial Soldier, The Mexican Army of Porfirio Diaz, Soldiers of the Mexican Revolution, Colonial and Insurgent Troops in Mexico, The Royal Spanish Artillery Corps.

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**Mike Dwyer** · 03-29-2005, 10:24 PM

Mexican militaria

Originally posted by VerKuilen Ager

You might look for this one from Nieto-Brown-Hefter, Mexico, 1958.

Hey, I actually own a copy of that book!!!

Mike

**turu** · 03-29-2005, 10:42 PM

thanks

hey guys thank very much

MUCHAS GRACIAS

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