Vern Humphrey
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Back around 1900, the US had a knife problem. The Moros (muslims in the Phillippines) had a custom the Spanish had called "Juramentado" -- meaning "oath-bound." A moro would take an oath to kill a "Christian" (usually at that time meaning an American soldier.) He would take drugs, wrap his body in bandages (to retard bleeding), put on his clothes over the bandages, and conceal a bolo or barong, and wander up to a group of Americans and suddely start slashing and chopping.
The American solution was to shoot the so-and-so. When the .38 Long Colt (which was our official service cartridge then) proved a little too wimpy, we began re-issuing the .45 Colt SAA.
You may notice that over a hundred years later, we still have lots of American soldiers, but very few Juramentados.
The American solution was to shoot the so-and-so. When the .38 Long Colt (which was our official service cartridge then) proved a little too wimpy, we began re-issuing the .45 Colt SAA.
You may notice that over a hundred years later, we still have lots of American soldiers, but very few Juramentados.