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11-18-2016, 03:09 PM
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I have observed in films Mexican and French soldiers in uniform and in addition wearing a leather apron and carrying a ax ?
What is the purpose or significant of this ?
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11-18-2016, 03:33 PM
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11-18-2016, 03:36 PM
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Tactical Mess Corps cutting wood for tactical fires to cook tactical field rations?
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11-18-2016, 03:45 PM
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Those are Sappers (Combat Engineers).
In the Foreign Legion, they wear beards and leather aprons.
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Originally Posted by jimmyj
Hi:
I have observed in films Mexican and French soldiers in uniform and in addition wearing a leather apron and carrying a ax ?
What is the purpose or significant of this ?
Thanks
Jimmy
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Usually those men are called: Pioneers--which is just another term for: Engineer. The Germans, French and other Euro nations keep that term for traditions etc.
EDIT TO ADD
I forgon one extra term--those men were also called: Sappers.
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11-18-2016, 04:48 PM
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Those are Sappers (Combat Engineers).
In the Foreign Legion, they wear beards and leather aprons.
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Those are obviously "ceremonial" axes.
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11-18-2016, 04:51 PM
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Those are obviously "ceremonial" axes.
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I should hope so, we sure don't want them running around with assault axes. Might scare the kiddies.
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