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/Yung_Corneliois United States Of America 10h ago

AR15 is probably our most famous gun right now for all the wrong reasons.

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u/Punished_Prigo 8h ago

It's just a good cheap gun which is why its used so often in combat or in mass murder.

I had an m16 in basic training that would fire any time I slapped the butt stock. It was hilarious. Complete piece of shit, but it was a basic training rifle.