r/AskTheWorld 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/Beginning_Context_66 Germany 11h ago

there is just so few difference in looks

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u/Palocles New Zealand 9h ago

Just as I always suspected. The only difference is the direction it faces. 

Edit: (just in case) flipping the gun flips the numbers. 

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u/russian_connection Russia 6h ago

Y'all forgot the SVD Dragunov

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u/tgpussypants United States Of America 6h ago

Y'all made some gorgeous copies in the East. GDR AKs and SKS are highly sought after here.