The magnetic coilguns were also exported to the People's Republic of China. The finest examples of European military technology came from Germany, in the form of the 4.7mm caseless Vindicator minigun and Gauss weapons: the PPK12 pistol and the M72 rifle. Weapons exported included large caliber pistols, automatic submachine guns, and even energy weapons. The European Commonwealth was a major exporter of arms to the United States of America.