Original U.S. Mexican Expedition 6th Cavalry Regiment M1910 4 Pocket Revolver Cartridge Belt with Unit-Marked M1903 Holster - Excellent
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Original Item. One-of-a-Kind. This is an outstanding belt & holster set unit-marked to Troop H, 6th Cavalry Regiment. The set consists of a very rare M1910 four-pocket revolver/pistol cartridge belt by Mills and an M1903 revolver holster dated 1910 by Rock Island Arsenal.
The Mexican Revolution, which began in 1911, made security along the Mexico–United States border even less stable than it already was. In 1913, President Woodrow Wilson ordered cavalry regiments sent down to the border, among which was the 6th Cavalry Regiment. The regiment patrolled the border in the rugged terrain of the American Southwest much as they had done before against the Apaches, but it was a relatively quiet period of time. However, on 9 March 1916, Pancho Villa and his banditos raided Columbus, NM, sparking the Punitive Expedition. Many months of rough riding took the cavalrymen on wild chases throughout the Mexican deserts, but they could not capture Pancho Villa, and the 6th Cavalry returned home in February 1917. The Pancho Villa Expedition marked the first time in US military history that motorized transport was used, but the cavalry still played the dominant role, as the primitive vehicles found traversing the rough terrain difficult.
The cartridge belt retains all four rimless eagle snaps on the flaps, and has Mills markings on the end pieces. The belt is excellent.
The holster is faintly stamped to the front:
H. 6TH CAV
48
This denotes issue to the 48th man in Troop H, 6th Cavalry Regiment. The back of the holster is stamped:
ROCK ISLAND
ARSENAL
1910
T.C.C.
This is an outstanding unit-marked set, ready for further research and display.
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