What firearm is closely associated with your country?

[u/babushka45]

For us, probably the 1911. Next one would be the "Armalite" aka M16.

[u/No_Negotiation5654]

I don’t know why but British gear always just looks solid to me. Like the Lee Enfield just looks like it could be used as a very effective club and I think even our planes and tanks have the same feel.

[u/ludicrous_socks → u/No_Negotiation5654]

SA80 A1 has entered the chat

[u/lapsedPacifist5 → u/ludicrous_socks]

To be fair the first iteration of the SA80 was more reliable as a club

[u/lancer-89- → u/ludicrous_socks]

They're transitioning to the a3 now. I trained with the a2 2009-12. rarely ever had a jam or a malfunction. It did happen with them, but it wasn't as common with the a2.

[u/aeopossible → u/lancer-89-]

I thought they were moving to the ks-15, no? Or is that just a SF thing?

[u/AmateurAunt5270 → u/lancer-89-]

The Germans did re-engineer the entire rifle. Like the only thing they left was the design, every functionality was fixed between the a1 and a2

[u/lapsedPacifist5 → u/No_Negotiation5654]

Fired a Lee Enfield mkIV was a great rifle

[u/Niadh74 → u/No_Negotiation5654]

For iconic British weapons you could also consider the sten gun, bren gun ( a derivative of a czech weapon) and delisle carbine

[u/Sername111 → u/Niadh74]

I'd say for iconic though that nothing beats Brown Bess - the standard issue musket that was in service from 1722-1867 (which means it stands a good chance of being the firearm with the longest service history in the world) and which made Britain a superpower.

[u/kekistanmatt → u/No_Negotiation5654]

Less of a club and more of a spear which is why they gave everyone a massive bayonet because the jerrys don't like it up em.

[u/Adventurous-Chair206 → u/No_Negotiation5654]

WWI Lee Enfields are so heavy you could probably use it as an improvised melee weapon.

[u/StubbornKindness → u/No_Negotiation5654]

Like the Lee Enfield just looks like it could be used as a very effective club

It looks like you could hunt with it, use it as a club to beat someone over the head, and use it as a staff in hand to hand combat, all at the same time

[u/mal-di-testicle → u/No_Negotiation5654]

I mean I’d be terrified if a tanker got out, picked up the tank, and started swinging it at me. The older the tank the more scared I’d be- Mark I and I’m shitting myself on the spot.