Bringback got progressively more restrictive, from really none at all in WW1 to a permitting process from WW2 to the present. The NFA Act of 1934 prohibited fully automatic weapons from coming back, (although quite a few did find their way here, but mostly through licensed importers such as Interarms post war). The gun control Act of 1968 placed further restrictions on various handguns.
Since virtually all combatants today employ select-fire weapons and permission to bring back handguns is virtually never given anymore, you are not going to see many modern war trophies these days.
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