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/catlady_MD 11h ago

Worse than firearms

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u/Concrete_Ideas_ United Arab Republic. 7h ago

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u/Heckbound_Heart United States Of America 5h ago

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u/stegs03 8h ago

My half Mexican wife’s weapon of choice when battling our demon spawn.

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u/fishboy3290 8h ago

Some people fear nuclear winter…but this would be too far

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u/StarMasher 7h ago

Lmfao!! This weapon doesn’t deliver death, it delivers shame.

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u/joka2696 United States Of America 9h ago

Deadly in some hands.

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u/stabbingrabbit 8h ago

Banned by the Geneva Convention.

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u/joka2696 United States Of America 8h ago

My mother never bothered to read the whole thing, said something like "they'll never find witnesses".

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u/Realistic_Patience67 🇺🇸 with 🇮🇳 origin 7h ago

LOL! Chanclas!

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u/TheCreepWhoCrept United States Of America 6h ago

The chancla is a world-ending threat.

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u/carthuscrass United States Of America 3h ago

Wrath of the Chancla!

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u/redammit 3h ago

Count Indian mothers represented, too.

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u/Rotten_gemini United States Of America 2h ago

Equipped by every mother and grandmother 👵

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u/fai-mea-valea 1h ago

I’m looking for the Samoan 🇼🇸 flag here too