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This dimension names the armed force that actually operates a specific weapon system. Wikipedia notes that weapons are used to "gain a tactical, strategic, material, or mental advantage over an adversary or enemy target," an advantage that only exists once a force actually fields the weapon. Browsing this way collects every weapon system operated by the same force.

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Argentine Armed Forces

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23 entries

Armed Forces of Ukraine

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2 entries

Australian Army

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3 entries

Australian Defence Force

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23 entries

Austrian Army

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4 entries

Austro-Hungarian Army

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9 entries

Boer Commando

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1 entry

Border Guard (Poland)

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1 entry

Brazilian Army

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22 entries

British Army

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22 entries

Bulgarian Armed Forces

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1 entry

Bundeswehr

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32 entries

Canadian Armed Forces

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21 entries

Canadian Army

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2 entries

Confederate States Army

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6 entries

Czechoslovak Army

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1 entry

Egyptian Armed Forces

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14 entries

Finnish Defence Forces

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33 entries

French Air and Space Force

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1 entry

French Armed Forces

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43 entries

Hezbollah

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4 entries

Imperial German Army

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1 entry

Imperial Japanese Army

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11 entries

Imperial Japanese Navy

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6 entries

Imperial Russian Army

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4 entries

Indian Air Force

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2 entries

Indian Army

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8 entries

Indian Navy

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3 entries

Indonesian Navy

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1 entry

Islamic Republic of Iran Army

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1 entry

Israeli Defense Forces

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18 entries

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force

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1 entry

Macedonian Army

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1 entry

Mexican Armed Forces

Operator
15 entries

Ottoman Army

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4 entries

People's Liberation Army

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27 entries

People's Liberation Army Navy

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1 entry

Polish Armed Forces

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3 entries

Red Army

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10 entries

Republic of Korea Armed Forces

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1 entry

Royal Air Force

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7 entries

Royal Italian Army

Operator
1 entry

Royal Navy

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5 entries

Royal Thai Army

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1 entry

Russian Armed Forces

Operator
26 entries

Russian Ground Forces

Operator
4 entries

Serbian Army

Operator
2 entries

South African Defence Force

Operator
1 entry

Soviet Armed Forces

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17 entries

Spanish Armed Forces

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19 entries

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Sources
1. Wikipedia: Firearm
WikipediaFirearm, History, Early firearm models section
Quote, Firearm, History, Early firearm models section
The first firearms originated in 10th-century Song dynasty China (see gunpowder weapons in the Song dynasty), when bamboo tubes containing gunpowder and pellet projectiles were mounted on spears to make the portable fire lance
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