Arminius (revolvers)

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]

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]

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.[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]

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  The Arminus HW 3 8 shot .22 LR revolver
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  The open cylinder Arminus HW 3 8 shot .22 LR revolver
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  Arminus HW 4 with 4 inch barrel 8 shot .22 LR revolver.
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  Arminius HW 9 .22 cal Sport
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  Arminius HW 37 5 shot 9mm P.A.K. (blank and gas (CN or CS) cartridges) revolver.

Other German revolver brands:

• Korth
• Janz
• Rohm (defunct)

• Arminius Revolvers site
• Weihrauch's official site

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