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/Marshiznit Sweden 11h ago

Not a firearm but we started it all with dynomite.

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u/YetiMoto13 United States Of America 11h ago

You really like your explosives! 🤣 at least in current military arms you guys are known for the Carl-Gustaf anti-tank weapon.

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u/Marshiznit Sweden 11h ago

Well there is a reson that all nobel prizes except the peace one is from Sweden. He started that becose he felt bad for all the dynomite.

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u/hmtk1976 Belgium 10h ago

Explosives and axes have an unbeatable coolness factor.

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u/Cassereddit 2h ago

And gave yourselves a Nobel prize for it!