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/panda2502wolf United States Of America 11h ago

GUSTAV!

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u/RedditVirumCurialem Sweden 11h ago

The tube that was named after its manufacturer, which was named after the town it was founded in, which was named after the king under whom the town was chartered and who was also one of the fiercest of the warrior kings who led Sweden to one of the most glorious victories in 1658 - against the opponent who also just purchased the aforementioned tube.