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There are a few smaller companies that make firearms, but most were specialized in making shotguns, sporting/hunting rifles, or other non-military use weaponry. Or were craftsmen that made unique firearms for lots of money.
Also there were a few that (as far as I could tell) only made weapons for their own national military and did not take orders to sell arms to other countries. A lot of the French companies seem like that, while the British, German, and certainly the Americans, sold to many people.
Also many companies would simply make licensed versions of other companies guns. sometimes with minor changes or improvements if possible. Though usually they just made them cheaper.
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