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

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 to victory against Rome 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.

  • 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 9 mm 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]
  • The Arminus HW 3 8 shot .22 LR revolver
    The Arminus HW 3 8 shot .22 LR revolver
  • The open cylinder 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.
    Arminus HW 4 with 4 inch barrel 8 shot .22 LR revolver.
  • Arminius HW 9 .22 cal Sport
    Arminius HW 9 .22 cal Sport
  • Arminius HW 37 5 shot 9mm R. NC. (blank and gas (CN or CS) cartridges) revolver.
    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. "Arminius HW Revolver Series - Internet Movie Firearms Database - Guns in Movies, TV and Video Games".
  4. "Windicator- Weihrauch - European American Armory/USSG". eaacorp.com. Archived from the original on 2018-01-15.
  5. "Weihrauch Archives".
  6. "HW 3, HW 5 and HW 7 – HWR".
  7. 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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