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The Femaru 37M pistol is a World War II-era Hungarian firearm—a period in which the country was allied with Nazi Germany. Thus, despite its national origins, the pistols have Nazi markings and German-required features such as manual safeties. For more on this historic pistol, check out this "I Have This Old Gun" segment from a recent episode of American Rifleman Television.
Among the machine guns used by all the powers involved in World War I, the Austrian Schwarzlose is often forgotten. But this simple, reliable arm saw service for more than 20 years across two world wars.
For the Union Army during the American Civil War, its officers and cavalry troopers relied on one of Colt's most notable firearms: the 1860 Army revolver.