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Mike Blake24 Aug 2024 6:39 a.m. PST

Anyone have a lead on this topic? here is what little I have – additions and corrections welcome.

1923 Regulations
Scrapped all previous picturesque items introduced in 1919, replacing them with a plain visored cap, tunic, trousers and leggings of ‘army grey' and a grey topical cork helmet for field service.
1930 Regulations
October 1930 issued a Regulation of Uniforms and Devices, known as RUD. Lengthy and well-illustrated it dealt with five classes of uniform:
• Service
• Garrison
• Half Gala
• Full Gala
• Coastal
The basic colours were black for Gala, green-grey for Service and Garrison, white for tropical and coastal stations.
Service colours were
• crimson – Artillery, Military Academy and General Staff
• scarlet – Infantry and Veterans
• hussar blue – Cavalry
• violet – Aviation
• light brown – Quartermaster Corps
• brick red – Ordinance
• yellow – Medical
• emerald green – Military Justice
(Hefter 1966)
Period photographs and modern illustrations (see above) show a WWI French-style helmet with front badge for men, German-style peaked cap for officers. The helmet is a greener shade than the uniform, which was quite dark for men, lighter for officers. Men's gaiters and shoes black, equipment of six pouch harness (three either side of the chest, the lowest on the waist belt) yellow-ochre (canvas?) or if over the greatcoat one on the lower chest, two on the waist belt either side; service colour on the outer end of shoulder tabs and a narrow ring around the cuff, yellow metal buttons, rifle sling a simple grey cord or a strap, material and colour unknown. Officers' equipment mid tan brown leather (cap band, Sam Browne cross belt, waist belt, riding boots.) A rolled overcoat or blanket was worn horseshoe style around a knapsack on the back with black leather straps.
The dark helmet and black gaiters worn with the white tropical/coastal uniform appear in photos.

John Leahy Sponsoring Member of TMP24 Aug 2024 10:47 a.m. PST

Hi, Arofan Gregory has a nice article of The Mexican revolution that includes uniform info.

link

I have a pdf I made of it if anyone wants it.

Thanks.

John

Mike Blake25 Aug 2024 3:54 a.m. PST

Thanks, but I should have made clearer I am after post revolution uniform info.

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