Takedown Rifles (1990s)

[Icelander]

Originally Posted by Rupert

Well, it was also common in Afghanistan in the 90s...

No, that's the thing.

It was a prized trophy among Mujahideen specifically because it was orders of magnitude rarer than infantry rifles and having one was held to be proof you had been involved in shooting down a helicopter or destroying an APC, because those were generally the one way to obtain them.