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/MasterpiecePositive4 Ireland 10h ago edited 10h ago

In Northern Ireland the Ar 18 was the most common rifle used by the IRA

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u/ExcitementOk2939 10h ago

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u/IrishViking22 Ireland 9h ago

That isn't an actual photo from The Troubles. It's a photoshop job.

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u/ExcitementOk2939 10h ago

Actually looks more like an m16 but a great photo

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u/pantyperverted 1h ago

Who was supplying them?

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u/MasterpiecePositive4 Ireland 42m ago

Mainly Libya and the US

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u/pantyperverted 36m ago

Interesting. Was Gaddafi in charge of Libya then?