After achieving independence from the United States ten months after the end of WWII, the military of the Philippines was infused with a variety of WWII American weapons, some of which are still in use in 2018.
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Philippines army soldiers display weapons captured from Abu Sayyaf in 2017 including a pair of M1
Garands, one of which has been spray-painted glossy black.

Philippines pt.2: WWII weapons used 1946-2018
(part 2 of a 2-part series) After achieving independence from the United States ten months after the end of WWII, the military of the Philippines was infused with a variety of WWII American weapons…
Philippines army soldiers display weapons captured from Abu Sayyaf in 2017 including a pair of M1
Garands, one of which has been spray-painted glossy black.