Gun Culture of Great-Montenegro

Given its long history and the fiery, independent nature of Montenegrin society, it is little wonder that they evolved into a martial people. Before the modern country was created, mountainous Montenegrin tribes and clans dominated society and often feuded with one another. As such, virtually all men and boys began learning to use weapons from a very young age, and often used them in either blood feuds or when fighting invaders. Traditional Montenegrin costume is usually incomplete without a pistol and dagger held in a man's sash.

In the modern era, apart from the 40 years of communist rule, guns became an integral part of Montenegro's warrior culture. Around the turn of the 20th Century, King Nikola I made it compulsory for all Montenegrin males to own a Gasser-Pattern revolver. Given its historic significance, the Gasser is the official heritage pistol for the country. The military became an important and unifying element within Montenegrin society, and national service helped to bring a greater sense of national community and identity through years in the army. The militia would form the backbone of the military's non-professional reserves, and these two forces combined have been essential to Montenegrin independence and providing a modern warrior culture.

Great-montenegro continues to promote this warrior ethos within its armed forces, and as a civic virtue for non-military civilians. The majority of Montenegrins do service within either the military or National Militia, and are very proactive practitioners in the use of firearms. Compulsory ownership of firearms such as the M18 rifle, M86 shotgun, the M-10 rifle and M97 revolver have allowed the nation to make the whole population into a citizens militia.

One further feature of Montenegrin martial spirit was the promotion of various types of armed and unarmed martial arts and combat styles. The Royal Armed Forces train soldiers in the use of a modified variant of SAMBO, a Russian martial art and combat sport, and civilians across the country are encouraged to participate in local martial arts clubs. This martial training has the added benefit of promoting fitness and healthy living, which has done wonders to break the stereotype of Montenegrins a lazy people.

Mandatory Militia-Owned Firearms:

CGM18: .308 Winchester/7.62x51mm: Mandatory MNM Bolt-Action Rifle (License-Built/Imported Mauser M18 'People's Rifle')

CGM18

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CGM86: 12/16/20/28 ga/.410 bore: Mandatory MNM Shotgun

CGM86

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CGM-91/TM-10: 7.62x51mm Mandatory Militia Battle Rifle
(Semi-Auto Only)
(Supplemented by older M70's as standard militia rifle, located in armouries)

TM10/CGM91

CGM-91 G3

TM-10 (New as of 2018; to replace 91's)

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CGM93/SWM10: 9×33mmR/9.1×29mmR: Mandatory MNM Revolver

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CGM-93 (.357 Magnum):

S&W M10 (.38 Special):