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| + | | rowspan=6|''[[The Oil Prince]]'' || [[Harald Leipnitz]] || The Oil Prince || rowspan=6|Unknown model, 5-shot, 6" barrel || rowspan=6|1965 |
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| + | | [[Walter Barnes]] || Bill Campbell |
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| + | | [[Milan Srdoc]] || Wabble |
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| + | | [[Dusan Janicijevic]] || Butler |
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| + | | [[Davor Antolic]] || Paddy |
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| + | | [[Ilija Ivezic]] || Webster |
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| | rowspan=4|''[[Sinister Monk, The|The Sinister Monk]]'' || [[Harald Leipnitz]] || Inspector Bratt || rowspan=4|HW-1 || rowspan=4| 1965 | | | rowspan=4|''[[Sinister Monk, The|The Sinister Monk]]'' || [[Harald Leipnitz]] || Inspector Bratt || rowspan=4|HW-1 || rowspan=4| 1965 |
Revision as of 12:45, 5 June 2017
Arminius HW-1 starter revolver
Arminius HW-4 - .22 LR. This is late version with additional cylinder release button.
Arminius HW-7 (version without vent rib) - .22 LR. This is late version with additional cylinder release button and shrouded extractor rod.
Arminius HW-9 ST - .22 LR
Arminius HW-10 - 9mm blank firing
Arminius HW-357 (New model) - .357 Magnum
Arminius HW-357 with unfired rounds - .357 Magnum
Arminius HW-357 - .357 Magnum
The newest version of the HW-357 - .357 Magnum
Background Information
The name "Arminius" refers to a line of revolvers manufactured by the German firm Weihrauch since 1960 (first model was HW-3, since 1962 was produced HW-4 and since 1965 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. Over the past fifty years the various models have been imported into the United States by different companies. The most well known of the United States importers would probably be Firearms Import & Export (F.I.E.) of Hialeah/Miami, Florida. Researching the various Arminius revolvers imported into the United States over the past five decades can be confusing since the various importers often renamed the models to make them more marketable to U.S. gun buyers.
For example when Herters imported the HW-7 22 caliber revolver it was called the Herter's Guide Model. When F.I.E. took over the importation the name was changed again. L.A. Distributors of Brooklyn, New York imported the the HW-5 and called it The Omega while the HW-3 was entitled the Dickson Bulldog.When Arminius decided to start making a .357 magnum double action revolver in 1977 the company called it the HW-357. But F.I.E. gave it the dramatic name of the FIE Titan Tiger.
In the nineties F.I.E. went out of business and European American Armory (EAA) took over the importation of Arminius revolvers. Naturally EAA changed the names yet again. The HW-357 magnum revolver became the EAA-Arminius Windicator and was given a heavy full shroud barrel. EAA also began importing the various Single Action Army clones made by Arminius. As stated earlier confusion is understandable.
Arminius HW series revolvers can be seen in the following production(s):
Film
Title
|
Actor
|
Character
|
Note
|
Date
|
Amongst Vultures |
Sieghardt Rupp |
Preston |
Unknown model, 5-shot, 6" barrel |
1964
|
Miha Baloh |
"Reverend" Weller
|
Götz George |
Martin Bauman Jr.
|
Elke Sommer |
Annie Dillman
|
Terence Hill |
Baker Jr.
|
Voja Miric |
Stewart
|
Stole Arandjelovic |
Milton
|
Ilija Ivezic |
Jackie
|
Dusan Bulajic |
Bloomfield
|
Davor Antolic |
Rod
|
Boris Dvornik |
Fred
|
Mirko Kraljev |
Bill
|
Dragomir Bojanic-Gidra |
Joe
|
Vladimir Medar |
Baker Sr.
|
|
"Vultures" and settlers
|
The Oil Prince |
Harald Leipnitz |
The Oil Prince |
Unknown model, 5-shot, 6" barrel |
1965
|
Walter Barnes |
Bill Campbell
|
Milan Srdoc |
Wabble
|
Dusan Janicijevic |
Butler
|
Davor Antolic |
Paddy
|
Ilija Ivezic |
Webster
|
The Sinister Monk |
Harald Leipnitz |
Inspector Bratt |
HW-1 |
1965
|
Siegfried Lowitz |
Sir Richard
|
Kurt Waitzmann |
Serrgeant Cunning
|
|
Police officers, Thugs
|
That Man in Istanbul (Estanbul 65) |
Horst Buchholz |
Tony Mecenas |
HW-1 |
1965
|
Kiss Kiss, Kill Kill |
Tony Kendall |
Jo Walker |
HW-1 |
1966
|
Brad Harris |
Capt. Tom Rowland
|
Maria Perschy |
Joan Smith
|
Nikola Popovic |
O'Brien
|
|
O'Brien's henchmen
|
Death is Nimble, Death is Quick |
Tony Kendall |
Jo Walker |
HW-1 |
1966
|
Brad Harris |
Capt. Tom Rowland
|
Erno Crisa |
Baker
|
Dan Vadis |
King
|
Siegfried Rauch |
Nitro
|
|
Colombo police inspectors
|
So Darling So Deadly |
Tony Kendall |
Jo Walker |
HW-1 |
1966
|
Brad Harris |
Capt. Tom Rowland
|
Luisa Rivelli |
Shabana
|
|
Golden Dragon's henchmen
|
Kill Me Gently |
Tony Kendall |
Jo Walker |
HW-1 |
1967
|
Dietmar Schönherr |
Allan Hood
|
Herbert Fux |
Eddie Shapiro
|
Samson Burke |
Khemal
|
|
The Green Dogs thugs, Turkish police
|
Kill Panther Kill |
Tony Kendall |
Jo Walker |
HW-1 |
1968
|
Brad Harris |
Capt. Tom Rowland
|
Franco Fantasia |
Arthur Tracy
|
Erika Blanc |
Elizabeth Tracy
|
Diamond Rush (Le Paria) |
Jean Marais |
Manu |
HW-1G or HW-10 |
1969
|
Nieves Navarro |
Sylvia
|
Jaume Picas |
Toccelli
|
Moisés Augusto Rocha |
Turchi
|
Jean Lara |
Inspector Lara
|
Walter Defends Sarajevo (Valter brani Sarajevo) |
Rade Markovic |
Sead Kapetanovic |
HW-3 |
1972
|
A Pain in the Ass (L'emmerdeur) |
Lino Ventura |
Ralf Milan |
HW-3 |
1973
|
A Pain in the Ass (L'emmerdeur) |
Jean-Pierre Darras |
Dr. Fuchs |
HW-3 |
1973
|
Day for Night (La Nuit américaine) |
|
|
HW-3; On the tray of firearms |
1973
|
Ricco |
Christopher Mitchum |
Ricco Aversi |
HW-10 |
1973
|
|
Don Vito's henchmen
|
The Friends of Eddie Coyle |
Peter Boyle |
Dillon |
HW-7 |
1973
|
Shaft in Africa |
Richard Roundtree |
John Shaft |
HW-3 |
1974
|
A Police Commissioner Accuses (Un comisar acuza) |
Gheorghe Dinica |
Paraipan |
HW-3 |
1974
|
Death of a Hoodlum (Muerte de un quinqui) |
Paul Naschy |
Marcos |
HW-1 |
1975
|
Fear over the City (Peur sur la ville) |
Henry Djanik |
A police inspector |
|
1975
|
Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man |
Marc Porel |
Alfredo |
HW-3 |
1976
|
Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man |
Ray Lovelock |
Antonio |
HW-3 |
1976
|
Blood and Diamonds (Diamanti Sporchi Di Sangue) |
Carmelo Reale |
Marco |
HW-1 |
1977
|
Blood and Diamonds (Diamanti Sporchi Di Sangue) |
|
Criminals |
HW-1 |
1977
|
Dawn of the Dead |
Various |
|
HW-5T |
1978
|
Deadly Chase (Il commissario Verrazzano) |
|
A robber |
HW-1 |
1978
|
The Police War (La Guerre des polices) |
Marlène Jobert |
Marie Garcin |
HW-3 |
1979
|
Cop or Hood (Flic Ou Voyou) |
Georges Géret |
Théodore Musard |
HW-10; Only in holster |
1979
|
Cop or Hood (Flic Ou Voyou) |
Jean-Paul Belmondo |
Stan Borowitz |
HW-10 |
1979
|
The Professional |
Robert Hossein |
Commissioneer Rosen |
HW-3 |
1981
|
The Professional |
Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu |
Inspector Farges |
HW-3 |
1981
|
The Professional |
Bernard Marcellin |
A police inspector |
HW-3 |
1981
|
The Professional |
Jean-Paul Belmondo |
Josselin Beaumont |
HW-3 |
1981
|
The Duel (Duelul) |
Ion Ritiu |
Rica Pasarin |
HW-3 |
1981
|
The Gendarme and the Gendarmettes |
|
"The Brain"'s henchman |
|
1982
|
The Man in the Brown Suit |
|
Police officers |
HW 38 |
1989
|
The Man in the Brown Suit |
|
Security |
HW 38 |
1989
|
Have a Nice Night (Passez une bonne nuit) |
|
A police officer |
HW-1 |
1990
|
Batman Forever |
Tommy Lee Jones |
Two-Face |
HW-9 ST |
1995
|
Hard Rain |
Ricky Harris |
Ray |
HW-9ST |
1998
|
The Baader Meinhof Complex |
|
German terrorists |
HW-3 |
2008
|
White Material |
|
Angry African woman in crowd |
HW-3 |
2009
|
The Girl Who Played with Fire |
Georgi Staykov |
Alexander Zalachenko |
HW-3 |
2009
|
Additional Versions
See FIE Titan Tiger. Also made by Arminius and imported into the United States by F.I.E. in the seventies and eighties.