FÉG 37M Pistol

Frommer 37.M Pisztoly
Type	Automatic pistol
Place of origin	Kingdom of Hungary
Service history
In service	Approximately 20 years some postwar police
Used by	Nazi Germany, Hungary
Wars	World War II, Slovak-Hungarian War
Production history
Designer	Rudolf Frommer
Designed	1937
Manufacturer	Fémáru, Fegyver és Gépgyár (FÉG)
Produced	1937-1944
Number built	175,000 - 300,000
Variants	3
Specifications
Weight	770g (27.7oz)
Length	182 mm (7.17 in)
Cartridge	.380 ACP, .32 ACP
Caliber	.32, .38
Action	blowback operated automatic pistol
Muzzle velocity	984 ft/s (300 m/s)
Feed system	7 rounds
Sights	Fixed, Iron

The 37M is a Hungarian automatic pistol based on a design by Rudolf Frommer. It was an improvement over the earlier Frommer 29M. It was made in 2 chamberings. The .380 ACP (9x17mmSR) chambered version was used by the Hungarian Army, while the .32 ACP (7.65x17mmSR) version was supplied to Hungary's German allies during World War II. The former, was known in Hungarian service as the M1937. The latter, in German service during World War II, was known as Pistole 37(u), pistole M 37 Kal. 7,65 mm or P37. The main difference between this and the other variants is that the "German" version had a manual safety (which the Hungarian issue did not have) and was marked "Pistole M 37 Kal. 7.65" and the FEG code "jhv" and date, along with the Waffenamt markings. Though it was produced under more strain due to the rate by which they wanted them produced, it was still a reliable pistol. 150 - 300,000 pistols were completed this way. Some partially finished post war models were also issued, and there was an attempt to produce the gun after the war, but without success.

See also

• Weapons employed in the Slovak-Hungarian War