Arisaka & Mosin Nagant rifles under Mexican service Imperial Arms in the Mexican Revolution

Following the toppling of the Díaz regime in May 1911, the subsequent Mexican administrations engaged in contracts with various speculators, ordnance manufacturers, and foreign governments to acquire essential arms and munitions amidst prolonged civil conflicts that spanned two decades (1911-1929). In their efforts to secure international recognition, Mexican leaders employed diplomatic initiatives to seek acknowledgment from the United States, while also exploring alliances with other nations, such as Germany and Japan, thus diversifying their military platforms. The imposition of U.S. arms embargoes, the onset of World War I, and restricted access to global arms markets, compounded by the absence of a robust domestic industrial capacity, compelled Mexican administrations to investigate alternative avenues for supplying their military forces. Between 1912 and 1930, Mexico undertook several diplomatic and commercial missions to Germany, Spain, Italy, and Japan, offering raw materials, oil, and trade concessions in exchange for arms, ammunition, and equipment to facilitate domestic production of war materials. These arms subsequently equipped second-line military units, supported national resistance movements opposing U.S. interests in Central America as a means to alleviate diplomatic pressures, and were also distributed to foreign nations for ideological purposes.