Arminius (revolvers)

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Arminius is a line of revolvers manufactured by Weihrauch & Weihrauch GmbH & Co. KG, of Mellrichstadt, Germany, a manufacturer of target and sporting air rifles,[1] air pistols,[2] cartridge rifles and pistols.

History[]

Weihrauch's first model revolver was the HW-3 produced in 1960, followed in 1962 by the HW-4, and since 1965 the HW-5. These revolvers were named after the chief of the Germanic Cherusci tribe, Arminius (Latinized name) who led Teutonic warriors during the later stages of Roman Emperor Augustus' reign.[3]

US imports and rebrands[]

Over the past fifty years the various Arminius models have been imported into the United States by different companies. these include Firearms Import & Export (F.I.E.) of Hialeah/Miami, Florida. Various importers often renamed the models to make them more marketable to U.S. gun buyers.

  • Herters imported the HW-7 .22 caliber revolver as the Herter's Guide Model.
  • L.A. Distributors of Brooklyn, New York imported the HW-5 as The Omega while the HW-3 was the Dickson Bulldog.
  • F.I.E. imported the HW-357 as the FIE Titan Tiger.
  • European American Armory (EAA) imported the HW-357 as the EAA-Arminius Windicator[4] and was given a heavy full shroud barrel. EAA also imported the various Single Action Army clones as the and .[5]

Models[]

Arminius medallion as found on some of its revolvers.

Note that "HW" stands for Hermann Weihrauch, the founder of Weihrauch & Weihrauch GmbH & Co. KG.

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  • Arminius HW-1 starter gun
  • HW 3 Double Action Revolver in .22 long rifle, .22 Winchester Magnum, and .32 S & W long[6][7]
    • HW 3 "Duo" version with two cylinders; one in .22 Win Mag. and the other in .22 L. R.[6]
  • HW-4 - 8 .22 LR snub nose revolver[3]
  • HW 5 Double Action Revolver in .22 long rifle, .22 Winchester Magnum, and .32 S & W long[6][7]
    • HW 5 "Duo" version with two cylinders; one in .22 Win Mag. and the other in .22 L. R.[6]
  • HW 7 Double Action Revolver in .22 long rifle, .22 Winchester Magnum, and .32 S & W long[6][7]
    • "Duo" version with two cylinders; one in .22 Win Mag. and the other in .22 L. R.[6]
  • HW 9, 6 inch barrelled .22 LR "sport" revolvers[8]
  • HW 10, 5 shot 9 mm R. NC. blank firing revolver
  • HW 22, 8 round .22 LR[9]
  • HW 357 "Hunter" and HW 357 T, both are 6 round .357 magnum revolvers with "T" being the Target variant,[10][11]
  • HW 37, 5 shot 9mm R. NC. blank and gas (CN or CS) cartridges[12]
    • HW 37 S, Starter gun[13]
  • HW 38, 6 shot .38 Special[14]
  • HW 88 SUPER Airweight, 5 shot 9 mm R. NC. blank firing revolver
  • Western Single Action (WSA), Single Action Army clones in 9 mm R. NC.[15] and .357 Magnum, .44 Magnum and .45 Colt cartridges.[16][17][18]

Gallery[]

  • The Arminus HW 3 8 shot .22 LR revolver

  • The open cylinder Arminus HW 3 8 shot .22 LR revolver

  • Arminus HW 4 with 4 inch barrel 8 shot .22 LR revolver.

  • Arminius HW 9 .22 cal Sport

  • Arminius HW 37 5 shot 9mm R. NC. (blank and gas (CN or CS) cartridges) revolver.

See also[]

Other German revolver brands:

Notes[]

  1. ^ "Air rifles".
  2. ^ "Air pistols".
  3. ^ a b "Arminius HW Revolver Series - Internet Movie Firearms Database - Guns in Movies, TV and Video Games".
  4. ^ http://eaacorp.com/guns/windicator-weihrauch-112[dead link]
  5. ^ "Weihrauch Archives".
  6. ^ a b c d e f "HW 3, HW 5 and HW 7 – HWR".
  7. ^ a b c Arminius HW5 revolver. fattywithafirearm. 5 April 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2021 – via YouTube.
  8. ^ "Arminius Revolver Model HW 9".
  9. ^ "Arminius Model HW 22 .22 LR".
  10. ^ "Hw 357 – HWR".
  11. ^ "Arminius Revolver Model HW 357".
  12. ^ "HW 37".
  13. ^ "Hw 37 S".
  14. ^ "Hw 38 – HWR".
  15. ^ "Western-Single-Action-Revolver".
  16. ^ "Western Single Action – HWR".
  17. ^ "Arminius Revolver Model WSA".
  18. ^ "F.I.E. ARMINIUS REVOLVERS Models :: Gun Values by Gun Digest".

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