One thing is that the government's stock of core weapons (M16, M4, M9, M203, AT4, etc) would be readily available as plans that could be distributed in an emergency to whoever had the facilities or workshops to build them (as the Nazis did in the late stages of World War 2). Add to this robust and relatively easy-to-build weapons like revolvers, the AK-47/AKM, the M3 Grease gun, the Sten, and suchlike. Think of the amazing work the Nazis were able to accomplish in 1944-45 despite the fact that Germany was largely a ruin.
Here's another thing I always thought would be true post-TDM: things like M16s with wooden stocks, pistol grips, and handguards. Later, you might even see the light alloy construction of the receiver replaced with steel stampings.
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