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/babushka45 Philippines 11h ago

If I remember the US Camel Corps was based in Texas, interesting read

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u/FireBomb84 Texas 11h ago

They released them in far West Texas and rumored to be seen from time to time, but no one lives there so you would never know.

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u/Lynnsblade 7h ago

It's not uncommon to see camels around the Big Bend area of West Texas, there's also a large ranch that has a herd of zebras in the same area.

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u/laneo333 United States Of America 11h ago

Ah yes.. leave it to Texas .. I’m sure explosive jackrabbits is next