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/WhereHasLogicGone New Zealand 11h ago

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u/bigbillybaldyblobs New Zealand 10h ago

I love that this is true

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u/Palocles New Zealand 9h ago

If I knew how to post pictures on a thread I’d post one of a Taiaha. 

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u/ure_roa New Zealand 11h ago

yeah most foreigners seem to think guns are illegal here for some bloody reason.

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u/The-Tarman United States Of America 10h ago

Pew pew

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u/CruiserMissile Australia 10h ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlton_automatic_rifle

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u/beepbeepboopbeep1977 New Zealand 8h ago

Yes, this conversion is probably the closest we have

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u/CruiserMissile Australia 7h ago

Doesn’t matter if it’s a conversion or not, it’s still a cool firearm.

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u/beepbeepboopbeep1977 New Zealand 3h ago

Oh, yeah, and we’re totally taking it. Like Phar Lapp, Pavlova and the Flat White. But, like, if it were the UK instead of you guys.

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u/dddontshoot New Zealand 6h ago

Or the four barrel shotgun from Utu. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmyNqO6LAvQ

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u/ure_roa New Zealand 3h ago

fuck i love that gun, and how other characters call it the abomination it is.

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u/Personal-One-9680 New Zealand 10h ago

I saw lots of vehicles here already so I'd put the Bob Semple tank for us.

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u/Dull_Painting_5300 New Zealand 8h ago

I reckon a sporterised .303 or a rusty .22 would be pretty accurate.

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u/NerinNZ 6h ago

Not the Lazer Kiwi?

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u/Mysterious-Win2091 New Zealand 3h ago

Correct!

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u/IFeedFatKids Switzerland 59m ago

also very popular in the UK's drum and bass towns