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<span>Good thing Villa did not have any of these.</span></div>
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The FX-05 Xiuhcoatl ("Fire Serpent", literally "Turquoise-Serpent" in Classical Nahuatl, an Aztec mythological creature) is a Mexican assault rifle, designed and built by the Dirección General de Industria Militar del Ejército (General Directorate of Military
Industry of the Army) through the Fabricas Militares (Military Factory). The rifle was officially presented in the military parade on ...</div>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt"><b>From:</b> AT <at-bounces@lists.antique-tractor.com> on behalf of James Peck <jamesgpeck@hotmail.com><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, March 1, 2020 10:31 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Antique Tractor Email Discussion Group <at@lists.antique-tractor.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [AT] Tractors of the 1916 Mexican Expedition</font>
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<span>I was once read aloud a letter from one of my grandfather's miner buddies in New Mexico. Grandpop had come back to the Midwest in 1907 after a crash in the silver price. The male/female ratio in the mining camps was not in his favor.</span></div>
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<span>When the Villistas attacked Columbus, New Mexico, the gringo miners had felt the need to purchase heat. People otherwise had no need to open carry.</span></div>
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<span>A one time co-worker who described himself as a Mexican Nationalist claimed the raid was in retaliation for a lot of bad ammunition sold to the Villistas by Columbus merchants.</span></div>
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<span>The result was the establishment of firearm and ammunition manufacturing in Mexico.</span></div>
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