Most iconic U.S. military weapon

[oldcrowcv63]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anwy2MPT5RE

 

[OldSkeptic]

Spam is good bait for catching Carp and Barbel in my local river. Otherwise I would only eat it if I had eaten both my shoes and my belt.

Plus underwear, grass, wood, rocks .......

 

[nincomp]

Spam is good bait for catching Carp and Barbel in my local river. Otherwise I would only eat it if I had eaten both my shoes and my belt.

OldSkeptic added: " Plus underwear, grass, wood, rocks ......."

Guys (and Gal), I now regret derailing this thread with SPAM-related comments. Somehow we have gone from discussing iconic firearms to discussing the eating of underwear.
Oops. I formally apologize.
-- Nincomp

ps. Thank goodness I did not mention anything about bacon.
Oh crap! I've done it again!

 

[evangilder]

Bacon is a weapon of mass consumption.

 

[Glider]

If we were to amend this thread to a vote right now, I suspect Spam will be chosen as the USA's most iconic weapon.

 

[gjs238]

Was SPAM a Lend-Lease item?

 

[pattle]

Was SPAM a Lend-Lease item?

We wish it was, We wouldn't of been given horrible spam fritters as school dinners if it was.

 

[nincomp]

I confess that I have not had SPAM for many years. It is time for me to "be a man" and get some first-hand experience so I can participate in this thread with a clean conscious. So I put it on the grocery list.
This elicited a "SPAM?! Why on earth do you want to eat SPAM?" from my Wife.

I just want you all to appreciate the personal sacrifice and derision that I undergo in order to be a productive member of this forum!

 

[GrauGeist]

I confess that I have not had SPAM for many years. It is time for me to "be a man" and get some first-hand experience so I can participate in this thread with a clean conscious. So I put it on the grocery list.
This elicited a "SPAM?! Why on earth do you want to eat SPAM?" from my Wife.

I just want you all to appreciate the personal sacrifice and derision that I undergo in order to be a productive member of this forum!

Sliced thin, pan fried and served with eggs, hash browns, toast and a bigass cup of coffee

 

[fastmongrel]

Make sure someone is nearby with a defibrillator

 

[parsifal]

I enjoy my fried spam when we go camping, but bully beef is better guys

 

[Timppa]

Colt Single Action Army

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Winchester Model 1873

These two tested by InRangeTV:
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[Admiral Beez]

What do you think is the most iconic military weapon in the U.S. arsenal? The top three that come to my mind are:

B-17 Flying Fortress
Bell UH-1 Iroquois (Huey)
F-4 Phantom

I know arguments can be made for many others like the P-51, F-86, F-14/15/16. What do you think?

Since we're in the WW2 aviation forum, the choice from the above is ciear, the B-17 or P-51. The rest are ASB from a 1941-45 perspective.

 

[pbehn]

Since we're in the WW2 aviation forum, the choice from the above is ciear, the B-17 or P-51. The rest are ASB from a 1941-45 perspective.

Or a B-29 or US carrier with all planes on deck, engines running?

 

[Glider]

Sorry but I go for the Colt M1911. I cannot think of another weapon that has stayed in front line service for so long, been used by so many organisations, so many countries and is still popular today over 100 years after it's introduction.

Noting else comes close on land, sea or air