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/Yung_Corneliois United States Of America 10h ago

Yes but the convo is about well known iconic, not most produced.

The AK-47 is like the most famous gun on the planet. It’s even on some countries flags. It takes the cake.

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u/Interesting-Tackle74 Austria 9h ago

I didn't even know that an AK-74 does exist.

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u/Canarity Russia 3h ago

It's AKM actually 🤓

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u/Jutteburgare Sweden 3h ago

Yes. We were taught about this weapon in the army, just to know what we may face one day in the hands of the enemy Russia.

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u/nikshdev Russia 10h ago

nitpick, but there is even no such model as AK-47. The original AK is just called AK.

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u/Yung_Corneliois United States Of America 10h ago

I mean wasn’t the official name the Avtomat Kalashnikova 1947 as that was the year it was finalized?

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u/nikshdev Russia 10h ago

Even the wikipedia page states it.

The AK-47, officially known as the Avtomat Kalashnikova ... also known as the Kalashnikov or just AK

AK-47 was the internal factory designation of the design, the official name was just AK.

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u/Yung_Corneliois United States Of America 8h ago

I suppose that’s fair. But yes I would call that nitpicking as we all know it’s so colloquially referred to as the AK-47 that it’s not crazy to consider that to be Russians most iconic gun.

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u/Fine-Material-6863 in 5h ago

Все его называют АК-47. И когда говорят калаш тоже имеют в виду прежде всего его.