Mexican Army Grenadier Company "Guzman Bomb" emblem

Creator

Identifier

BD0021-GuzmanBomb

Files

Creation Date

1846

Disciplines

Latin American History | Military History | United States History

Description

A flat plate with beveled corners. An applied exploding bomb centers the face of the plate with a large sprayed flame; this object could probably belong to a grenadier, cavalryman or artillery officer.

Waist Belt Plate “Guzman Bomb.”Ca. 1830’s-1840’s. Dug at the ruins of the Hacienda de Encarnación de Guzman, Coahuila, Mexico. Collection: Rich. Cast and filed brass, whole, with applied cast brass bomb.

Physical Description

.JPG, 1 Photograph, 66.7 KB

Recommended Citation

Manuel Hinojosa Mexican War Collection, UTRGV Digital Library, The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley. Accessed via https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/mhinojosa