14/03/2024
"Two Moro Scouts ca 1912. Two Moro soldiers of the 52nd Company Philippine Scouts, with Springfield M1903 rifles and bolo bayonets."
(University of Wisconsin)
The 51st and 52nd were the only Philippine Scout Companies comprised of all-Moro (Mindanao Muslim) soldiers. The 51st were Maguindanaos from Cotabato and the 52nd were Maranaos from Lanao.
Because Moros in the Philippine Constabulary wore their distinctive red fez hats, the Moro Scouts chose to wear their own distinctive brimless headwear as shown in the picture.
(Paul Eric Darvin)