A century later, Clantech is still the best equipment available, but the Inner Sphere factions have begun producing their own, including some Clan-grade omnimechs. During Operation Bulldog, the Inner Sphere task force made heavy use of salvaged Clan mechs during their invasion of Clan space, both for superior performance and easy logistics, as they could just salvage spare parts off the battlefield.
In BattleTech, when the Clans invaded with their superior technology, Inner Sphere pilots - and especially scientists and technicians - would salivate at the chance to steal or salvage a Clan Humongous Mecha. Downplayed in Sharpe where the protagonists use French equipment because it's better, but still use their own rifles which they are proficient with. Kira is also a former guerilla who fought against the Cardassians, so it would make more sense for them to use weapons also used by their occupiers, if only for ease of obtaining spare parts and power cells. The Bajoran Militia however are shown to use their own unique design, and it's not mentioned how it stacks up against either weapon. Played with in Deep Space Nine when Major Kira lectures on how the Cardassian disrupter is a more useful combat weapon than the Federation phaser rifle, which has more utility at the cost of fragility. In Kamen Rider Build, Ryuga Banjou occasionally takes weapons from Guardians that he defeats and uses them against other Guardians or Night Rogue. Generation Kill points out why this is generally a terrible idea in warfare, particularly with "Captain America"'s tendency to carry a stolen AK alongside his issued M16, for the reasons enumerated in the Real Life examples given below. Wonder Woman Vol 1: While Steve Trevor's service weapon was taken by the Saturnians when they abducted, stripped and enslaved him it wasn't nearly as impressive as the Saturnain Ray Gun-capable of emitting a death ray or Gravity Screw ray dependent on a knob-that he steals as he's escaping and leading a minor slave revolt. Admittedly there is a degree of Truth in Television, but reading gives the impression that Allied troops might as well have been piloting vehicles made from plywood and cobwebs. If it's a work set in WW2, the Germans have better weapons, period. Adding insult to injury, the Viet Cong decapitated the dead and stuck the soldiers' heads on their own rifles, not looting a single one. During Vietnam, one thousand American troops are slaughtered at Ia Drang, unable to fight back because their rifles cannot fire a single bullet. The Boys has an exaggeration of the real-life M16's issues to point out the utter incompetence of Vought Corporation at just about anything they do. 
Something of a running theme with Garth Ennis' work:.
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