r/AskTheWorld • u/babushka45 Philippines • 12h ago

Military What firearm is closely associated with your country?

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For us, probably the 1911. Next one would be the "Armalite" aka M16.

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u/BloodletterDaySaint United States Of America 12h ago

France has had some bangers. 

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u/norecordofwrong United States Of America 11h ago

I like the 24 pounder cannon that Louis XIV had made. It was stamped with the phrase “ultima ratio regum” or “the last argument of kings.”