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Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 10:07 pm
by mannvikram
A friend of mine bought one of these Weihrauch Arminus
for 1.75 lkhs. It looks good no safty lock though.

Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 10:30 pm
by mundaire
mannvikram";p="29579 wrote: A friend of mine bought one of these Weihrauch Arminus
for 1.75 lkhs. It looks good no safty lock though.
Most revolvers don't have a safety... personally considering the heavy trigger pull on a double action revolver, and the inherent safety of the revolver design, it's intended use as a last line of defence - IMHO a safety catch on a DA revolver is quite irrelevant and in fact can be a hindrance... A trigger actuated hammer block is a nice feature to have though...

Cheers!
Abhijeet

Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2007 6:17 am
by mittu_in
Hi to all. This is my first msg on IFG. You guys have deep knowledge of guns. My gunsmith told me never use .32 indian ammo with ERMA or Arminius. Is it correct?

Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2007 11:23 am
by mundaire
mittu_in";p="33198 wrote: Hi to all. This is my first msg on IFG. You guys have deep knowledge of guns. My gunsmith told me never use .32 indian ammo with ERMA or Arminius. Is it correct?
While Indian ammo is not consistent in terms of case dimensions and other aspects, it would NOT under normal circumstances cause damage to your handgun.

You may have the occasional empty case getting stuck in the cylinder, maybe a misfire or two and you would have to be doubly careful while cleaning the gun (after use) as IOF ammo still uses corrosive primers... due to these reasons, some people exclusively use imported ammo in their guns (despite the cost) BUT IOF ammo is SAFE (though not the best) to use...

...and don't believe everything your gunsmith tells you... :)

Cheers!
Abhijeet

Re: ARMINIUS .32 revolver

Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2007 12:19 pm
by badshah0522
posting some pictures of my brother .32 Weihrauch

Re: ARMINIUS .32 revolver

Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 12:32 am
by saahil
hi badshah
nice revolver. barrel of two more guns also visible in your pics i think one is peitro baretta 70 model (puma) and another one is ashani(iof). am i right.
take care.

Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 12:55 am
by hellfire_m16
Hi Badshah,
Nice revolver.Just for curiousity sake how much does a 07 shot 0.32 Weihrauch cost.
Regards,
Vinayaka

Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 9:29 am
by badshah0522
Vinayak this gun was bought last year for 1.5lakhs.

saahil you are right,i am trying to upload its pictures but it is indicating that the file size has reached its maximum limit.

Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 9:44 pm
by arjuna
hi i had a chance to test fire a .32 Arminius and i tried a couple of shots at 45 degree and 90 degree angles and it did fire !!

Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 9:36 am
by Olly
Hope the shots hit where they were aimed... :)

do mention the accuracy...

Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 11:18 am
by dev
Nice looking revolver at almost sane prices for a change.
What is the availability of these revolvers in our market normally?


Regards,

Dev

Re: ARMINIUS .32 revolver

Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 7:15 pm
by The Doc
TRANSFER BAR SAFETY

Does the .32 , 7 shot, Arminius HW3 , purchased 1975, have transfer bar safety, which prevents the gun from firing when dropped ?

Grumps, Badshah , Experts, can you help me out with this?

Thanks,

RP.

Re: ARMINIUS .32 revolver

Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 10:26 pm
by penpusher
One of the models of these revolvers have a problem with the transfer bar safety leading to the possibility of accidental discharge.Will post the link to a warning on this which I read some time back,when I find it again

Re: ARMINIUS .32 revolver

Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2008 8:35 am
by Vikram
Von Grumpenstein wrote

"quarter of a million rounds - at least half of which were in revolvers."


:shock: . I will not even guess how many rounds you fired through rifles and shotguns.OK,a million each?

I find it hard to believe the "theory" about revolvers not firing in air.No disrespect meant to any one.But....

Best-
Vikram

Re: ARMINIUS .32 revolver

Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 2:40 pm
by The Doc
A revelation...........

I am attaching a part of my communication with the man with a vast sea of knowledge known as "GRUMPY" on this forum...........

Both the AFTE and Virginia Departent of Forensic Science issued a safety warning in 1993 concerning the HW3:


ARMINIUS
MODEL HW3,
32 SMITH & WESSON CALIBER, REVOLVER

Warning: The Arminius, 32 Smith & Wesson caliber, model HW 3, revolver has the potential for UNINTENTIONAL DISCHARGE. The firing pin may protrude through the breech face. Revolvers of this model were found to lack a firing pin spring. Additionally, a device that, in theory, should serve the purpose of a hammerblock did not function as such consistently.

Source:

AFTE Journal, October 1993; Volume 25, Number 4:286-291
So, in answer to your question, the HW3 DOES have a hammerblock ( Not a `trigger` block which would prevent the gun from being fired altogether ! ) but the device does not work consistently.

In other words, to be safe you would have to drop the hammer on an empty chamber............So you would have a six-shooter instead of a seven-shooter !

You might like to post the above notice on IFG considering its significance.


best,

RP.