I'm guessing he was a Mauser man . . . 6.5x55 (round nose) and 7x57 (pointed nose.)
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Given that The photo was taken in the teens and the Mexicans used lots of 7x57 I'm going to say they are all 7x57. The round nose bullets are probably the original 172.8 grain Spanish load. And the pointed bullets would be the 139 grain spitzer adopted by the Spanish in 1913. At that place and time, both loads would have been common.
I'd bet it's a 7x57 even though Ingwe was using it first.
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I'd bet it's a 7x57 even though Ingwe was using it first.
Didn't Paul Mauser get his design details from Ingwe?
Ed
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As unlikely as it seems, I believe Old Pancho is carrying two different calibers. The bandolier over his right shoulder (left side of the photo) appears to be holding 7x57's, and the one over his left shoulder (right side of photo) appears to be holding .30/06 cartridges.
I saved the photo and zoomed in. The cartridges are definitely different in length appropriate to the two rounds. The '06's have spitzer bullets while the 7mm's have round nose bullets.
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He was trying to make the 7x57 more cool with the Spanish rebel angle.
Ingwe always liked Spanish men in leather.
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I can't remember who recommended this book, but I got it on July 5th from Amazon, and just finished it last week. Now I'm hooked on reading some more books on Tom Mix. So far this is the only book that covers the four years that Mix road with Villa. Well worth the read IMHBAO!
"All that the South has ever desired was that the Union, as established by our forefathers, should be preserved, and that the government, as originally organized, should be administered in purity and truth." – Robert E. Lee
I can't remember who recommended this book, but I got it on July 5th from Amazon, and just finished it last week. Now I'm hooked on reading some more books on Tom Mix. So far this is the only book that covers the four years that Mix road with Villa. Well worth the read IMHBAO!
There is no proof whatsoever that Tom Mix "road" with Pancho Villa. Mix claimed he met Villa when he traveled in Mexico. The book is based on unsubstantiated hearsay, better known as "Hollywood hype."
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