European American Armory (EAA) imported the HW-357 as the EAA-Arminius Windicator and was given a heavy full shroud barrel.imported the HW-357 as the FIE Titan Tiger. Distributors of Brooklyn, New York imported the HW-5 as The Omega while the HW-3 was the Dickson Bulldog. 22 caliber revolver as the Herter's Guide Model. Various importers often renamed the models to make them more marketable to U.S. these include Firearms Import & Export (F.I.E.) of Hialeah/ Miami, Florida. Over the past fifty years the various Arminius models have been imported into the United States by different companies. 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. 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.
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