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It seems a little odd that Germany has so many of the world's leading small arms manufacturers. I guess it's mostly the general manufacturing expertise.
by TillE 10y ago
It seems a little odd that Germany has so many of the world's leading small arms manufacturers. I guess it's mostly the general manufacturing expertise.
- rbcgerard 10y agoIt is, also when you think about it though it's really only a couple countries that make decent pistols (Germany, U.S., Italy, and Belgium) add in other military small arms and maybe the list also includes Israel and Russia is sort of an odd list as well
- eigenvector 10y agoUS manufacturers have the benefit of a large domestic law enforcement and civilian market for small arms, but also have to contend with relatively stringent export controls on weapons. Germany is the opposite. Small domestic LE/military market, minimal to non-existent civilian market, but they'll export to anyone who can pay.
- gingerbread-man 10y agoSig Sauer handguns sold in the US are all manufactured in New Hampshire, largely to avoid import restrictions.