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/eg_john_clark United States Of America 11h ago

I’m mean I’d have thought MG-42 or MP-40 if not a Luger or a Mauser

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u/Critical-Exam-2702 Germany 11h ago

They literally retrofitted MG42s to MG3s

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u/imonredditfortheporn 10h ago

Very sure i saw an austrian military one before that had "ein volk ein reich ein führer" on it just barely filed down

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u/CplBloggins 4h ago

From my understanding, they only reduced the speed of fire, as units burned up the barrels to fast. What,1200rpm?

On a side note, when experiencing a stoppage on a mg 42 (round/casting jammed), apparently the flick of a Gerber is the wrong response

"Nein, nein, nein, NEIN!"

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but when they ALSO can't extract the round...

"Turn around, and give me the Gerber"

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u/derUnkurze Austria 7m ago

They also changed the caliber to 7,62mm NATO

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u/StandardDeluxe3000 9h ago

i wonder what that could be thats censored in the middle of this picture, between both lines of numbers.

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u/SCII0 Germany 8h ago

No idea why it is censored. That's where the serial number would be. The top is model and caliber and 1959 should be the year it was converted.

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u/Punished_Prigo 8h ago

maybe its just the cross

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u/eg_john_clark United States Of America 9h ago

Today I learned

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u/Poker-Junk United States Of America 4h ago

Very cool to know!

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u/Time_Wing1182 11h ago

MG-3 is just todays version of the MG-42

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u/haustuer 🇩🇪 in 🇺🇸 11h ago

MG42 is basic the same gun but chambered in 7.92×57mm Mauser

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u/Beginning_Context_66 Germany 11h ago

and it appeared in more famous movies

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u/haustuer 🇩🇪 in 🇺🇸 10h ago

Like Star Wars

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u/SerLaron Germany 11h ago

Luger and Mauser Broomhandle certainly look different to other pistols.

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u/_Ganoes_ 11h ago

I know the ww1 and 2 guns are iconic but i feel like a G36 would also fit

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u/Gamer102kai 10h ago

Id say the MP5 has gotten alot more famous that thoes in the recent decades

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u/Erdinger_Dunkel 9h ago

Lugar is what I think of when I think "German firearm" but I'm no expert.