Uniforms of Mexico

1910-1922

by M. Carter


Fig. 1.
Captain, Tunic dark blue with gilt insignia on collar, gold lace on shoulder bars and cuffs, red cuff bar, gilt buttons, cap dark blue with gold lace, (3 stripes for a captain) National cockade and gilt unit insignia, tan breeches with black boots,

Fig. 2.
General, dark brown tan tunic and cap, blue band on cap with gilt insignia, gilt buttons, gold lace on shoulder bars, no colour to cuff bars, brown belts.

Fig. 3.
Tropical wear, white helmet, gilt insignia, white duck uniform, gilt buttons.

Fig. 4.
Major, cap and tunic khaki, gilt insignia on cap, gilt buttons, gold lace on shoulder straps, cuff bars in the same colour as the rest of the tunic.

Fig. 5.
General, field dress uniform, cap and tunic dark blue, gold oak leaf design on cuffs, collar and cap band, National ccckade on cap, gilt buttons, dark blue breeches with double red stripe, black boots.

Fig. 6.
Captain, cap dark blue with red band, tunic dark blue, red collar and cuff bars, gold lace on cuff, gilt buttons, breeches dark blue with single red stripe.

Fig. 7.
Drummer, kharki uniform and cap, National cockade on cap with bronze lyre badge under it, a trumpeter would have a trumpet surmounted with the unit number) regimental number on shoulder strap, black strap for drum, drum with top and bottom rims in the National colours, red, white and green.

Fig. 8
Private, khaki uniform.

(note; all officer shoulder bars have a black field)


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