The Luger was the Nazi Third Reich's pistol of choice. It is recognizable, not only to veterans and historians, but by the general public, largely because of its appearance in war movies as the quintessential Nazi sidearm. The NRA calls it "one of the most recognizable semiautomatics in history. A veteran of two world wars, these workhorses served on land, sea and air, and were a prized war trophy for returning Doughboys and G.I.s."