Was Erdoğan's gun gift a faux pas or an old-school diplomatic tradition?

According to Euronews, Turkish President Erdoğan surprised NATO leaders by presenting them with custom-engraved point three five seven Magnum revolvers. Reactions were mixed—some found it amusing, others seemed taken aback. But gifting personalized firearms to heads of state isn't a new practice. It's a diplomatic tradition stretching back to the era of Samuel Colt, and as recently as twenty nineteen, when a Czech pistol was presented to President Trump.

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