Arminius HW Revolver Series

Arminius HW-9ST - .22LR

Arminius HW-9 - .22 caliber revolver

Arminius HW-4 - .22 caliber revolver

Arminius HW-357 with unfired rounds - .357 magnum

Arminius HW-357 - .357 magnum

The newest version of the HW-357 - .357 magnum

Additional Information

Arminiusis is a line of revolvers manufactured by the German firm Weihrauch. 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 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. Distributers 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. To make things even more complicated the FIE Titan Tiger was made specially for the American consumer and therfore has a slightly different appearance from the HW-357. As stated earlier confusion is understandable.

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.

The Arminius HW-9ST can be seen in the following production(s):

Film

• (Ricky Harris) as Ray in Hard Rain (1998)

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. Appeared in Dawn of the Dead (1978).