Most American service gun!

[Heretic]

For 2011, everyone will have 1911 in the back of their mind.

For 2011, I have a 1911 in the back of my pants.

 

[Gig 'em]

Thank you Maverick223. I realized my flub when I read back over it just now. Oops. What I should have said was design genius of John M Browning and manufacturing quality/genius of Colt Arms, Samuel Colt's descendants. Excellent pistol anyway you look at it though. Thanks.
-Gig 'em-

 

[happygeek]

+ 1 on the m2. I own one of these. I think the reason I bought it was because it was the most american gun I could think of. Its been around longer than any gun in american military history and is still serving today. The ma-deuce deserves 1st place in the most american gun. It is a testiment to the brilliance of John Moses Browning. Nobody could improve his design in over 90 years.

How much did that cost? I looked them up on Google before and if I recall correctly the government pays around $15,000 for one. There couldn't have been all that many registered prior to 86. It takes one heck of a range to shoot one on too.

 

[doc2rn]

American 180! Nuff said.

 

[Ignition Override]

The M-1 Garand.

 

[makarovnik]

Peacemaker. The gun that tamed the west.

 

[kingcheese]

Ma Duece, does that count?

if not, anything in 45acp is american, i personally like the M3 grease gun(think it was an m3)

 

[achildofthesky]

most american.....

Why the CZ 527 American of course...

 

[ol' scratch]

As much as I love the Garand, I think the 1911 would be the choice. The reason is that John Garand was a Canadian.

 

[RugerMcMarlin]

I would like to suggest the original reach out and swat someone.

THE KENTUCKY LONG RIFLE

 

[NMPOPS]

The OP said American Service Firearm, so that rules out Winchester lever action . My vote goes to the 1911.

"Don't piss down my back and tell me it's rainin"

 

[Vyacheslav]

Yeah, not funny.

Is there one that comes to the aid of USSR/Russia, most of Europe, and a good part of the East when most of the civilized world is about to fall to the Axis powers...yeah, yeah there is...the Garand (and during WW-I, the M-1903).

oh, you mean one that can't get its nose out of everyone else's business and is part of the reason that kosovo is filled with parasitic bosnians, or one that couldn't even make it to berlin before the supposedly weak soviet army. they should make a gun like that, sell it at mcdonalds

 

[summerhelp]

or one that couldn't even make it to berlin before the supposedly weak soviet army

Why would we loose people to take Berlin when after the war Berlin is/was going to be in the Soviet occupied zone.

When I first read the title I though the OP was asking what the most American gun was and I voted for the SAA. After reading closer that it had to be a servie weapon my vote goes to eaither the M14 or the 1911. The M14 cause we ran with it when every other country in the world rejected it. The 1911 cause of how long it served and that its a .45 which is a truely american round.

 

[amprecon]

Actually, Northern troops purchased lever actions for use during the Civil War, maybe wasn't officially adopted by the gov't, but it was officially used.

 

[Vern Humphrey]

Actually, Northern troops purchased lever actions for use during the Civil War, maybe wasn't officially adopted by the gov't, but it was officially used.

The Union Army purchased about 110,000 lever action Spencers and used them extensively -- mostly for cavalry.

The Henry rifle was privately purchased -- some of Bank's men had them at Milroy.

 

[68wj]

I wish I could vote for 2 options, but I can't...

 

[Maverick223]

oh, you mean one that can't get its nose out of everyone else's business

And yet you poke your head in here with your vile slanderous comments and low road attitude. You have made your distaste for Americans and the United States as a whole clear...perhaps you should find some other place to spout your degenerate remarks.

 

[Searcher4851]

Rewckon I'm stuck between the 1911 and the SAA. Tough choice. So many good possibilities. Lever gun, tommygun, M-1, M-14, M-16. Only thing I don't recall seeing listed is the Sharp's.

 

[Ryanxia]

Colt SAA
Colt 1911

Gotta go with the 1911

 

[22-rimfire]

M1 Garand is in my opinion the most recognizable and significant US standard issue rifle in the last century. The 1911 is the most recognizable sidearm.

 

[Sav .250]

+1 on the winchester 94!

 

[Heretic]

So many awesome choices! I need some duct tape for my head!

 

[Smaug]

I voted single action army.

To my perception, I think it is the M16; that's what the rest of the world sees our troops carrying.

But to many other countries, we are associated with cowboys, because of Bush and our relatively liberal gun laws. So I voted SAA.

 

[EddieNFL]

1911...for the reasons mgmorden mentioned.

 

[bannockburn]

I would pick three from the list:

M1 Garand

M1911

M-16