Examples include Robin Hood's longbow,[1] Don Quixote's jousting lance, a wizard's wand, the Grim Reaper's scythe, Zeus' thunderbolt, Poseidon's trident, Thor's hammer, Arjuna's bow, the Monkey King's iron rod, a Jedi's lightsaber, William Tell's crossbow, David's sling, James Bond's Walther PPK and Gordon Freeman's crowbar.
[3][4] Non-fictional associations include: the Japanese katana, the German Luger, the Roman gladius, the Thuggee garrote, and the American Thompson submachine gun.
Throughout history and fiction signature swords are often regarded as a rare and powerful tool of divinity, demanding the utmost respect from the wielder as often time it’s presented with some sentience element.
[5] Some examples of fiction work featuring these concepts the many of the named swords in Game of Thrones, King Arthurian Tales about Excalibur, and the Four Treasures of the Tuatha De Danann.
[17] During this period, the Mauser C96 once received its fame for being the first commercially successful semi-automatic pistol that were adopted by militaries, notably by the Imperial Germany Army for the "Red Nine" 9mm variants[18] and the locally produced clones by the Republic of China.