Arminius (revolvers)

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.

The Arminius Revolver logo.

History

Wieruch'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 Hombre and Bounty Hunter.[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.[8]
  • HW-4 - 8 .22 LR snub nose revolver[9]
  • HW 5 Double Action Revolver in .22 long rifle, .22 Winchester Magnum, and .32 S & W long[10][11]
    • HW 5 "Duo" version with two cylinders; one in .22 Win Mag. and the other in .22 L. R.[12]
  • HW 7 Double Action Revolver in .22 long rifle, .22 Winchester Magnum, and .32 S & W long[13][14]
    • "Duo" version with two cylinders; one in .22 Win Mag. and the other in .22 L. R.[15]
  • HW 9, 6 inch barrelled .22 LR "sport" revolvers[16]
  • HW 10, 5 shot 9 mm P.A.K. blank firing revolver
  • HW 22, 8 round .22 LR[17]
  • HW 357 "Hunter" and HW 357 T, both are 6 round .357 magnum revolvers with "T" being the Target variant,[18][19]
  • HW 37, 5 shot 9mm P.A.K. blank and gas (CN or CS) cartridges[20]
    • HW 37 S, Starter gun[21]
  • HW 38, 6 shot .38 Special[22]
  • HW 88 SUPER Airweight, 5 shot 9 mm P.A.K. blank firing revolver
  • Western Single Action (WSA), Single Action Army clones in 9 mm P.A.K.[23] and .357 Magnum, .44 Magnum and .45 Colt cartridges.[24][25][26]
  • 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 P.A.K. (blank and gas (CN or CS) cartridges) revolver.

See also

Other German revolver brands:

Notes
  1. https://www.weihrauch-sport.de/air-rifles?lang=en
  2. https://www.weihrauch-sport.de/air-pistols?lang=en
  3. http://www.imfdb.org/wiki/Arminius_HW_Revolver_Series
  4. http://eaacorp.com/guns/windicator-weihrauch-112
  5. http://eaacorp.com/weihrauch
  6. https://www.hermann-weihrauch-revolver.de/hw-3-hw-5-and-hw-7?lang=en
  7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIGuzWPLAe4
  8. https://www.hermann-weihrauch-revolver.de/hw-3-hw-5-and-hw-7?lang=en
  9. http://www.imfdb.org/wiki/Arminius_HW_Revolver_Series
  10. https://www.hermann-weihrauch-revolver.de/hw-3-hw-5-and-hw-7?lang=en
  11. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIGuzWPLAe4
  12. https://www.hermann-weihrauch-revolver.de/hw-3-hw-5-and-hw-7?lang=en
  13. https://www.hermann-weihrauch-revolver.de/hw-3-hw-5-and-hw-7?lang=en
  14. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIGuzWPLAe4
  15. https://www.hermann-weihrauch-revolver.de/hw-3-hw-5-and-hw-7?lang=en
  16. https://www.genitron.com/Handgun-Model/Arminius/Revolver/HW-9
  17. https://www.genitron.com/Handgun/Arminius/Revolver/HW-22/22-LR/Variant-1
  18. https://www.hermann-weihrauch-revolver.de/hw-357?lang=en
  19. https://www.genitron.com/Handgun-Model/Arminius/Revolver/HW-357
  20. https://www.weihrauch-sport.de/handguns-for-blank-and-gas-cartridges/hw-37?lang=en
  21. https://www.weihrauch-sport.de/handguns-for-blank-and-gas-cartridges/hw-37-s?lang=en
  22. https://www.hermann-weihrauch-revolver.de/hw-38?lang=en
  23. https://www.weihrauch-sport.de/handguns-for-blank-and-gas-cartridges/western-single-action-revolver?lang=en
  24. https://www.hermann-weihrauch-revolver.de/western-single-action-revolver?lang=en
  25. https://www.genitron.com/Handgun-Model/Arminius/Revolver/WSA
  26. https://gunvalues.gundigest.com/f-i-e/arminius-revolvers/
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