Yes, I know it's cheap, but....

[deck52]

I have an Arminius HW7 in .32 S&W Long, 7 shot revolver. Everything I find online says an HW7 is a .22 caliber, and the .32 S&W is the HW5. Mine is clearly marked HW7 and .32 S&W long, the serial numbers match on the frame, barrel and yoke/crane. I know it's a cheap gun. Any thoughts? Thanks.

 

[armoredman]

Does it work well for you? If so, that's great. Don't shoot it a lot, it probably won't hold up as well as a Smith or Ruger, (guessing, don't own an Arminus), but if you can hit minute of bad guy with it reliably, beautiful. I doubt there is any collector value for a mis marked example, sorry. I would further suggest non +P self defense ammo for it. Once again, I don't own one, never shot one, handled one once, that's the extent of my personal experiance.

 

[Jesse Heywood]

My 2010 Standard Catalog of Firearms lists these as manufactured by Hans Hermann Weihrauch in Melrichstadt, West Germany and sold in the US as "Herter's Guide Model." They have the Arminius trademark, a bearded head wearing a winged helmet. Model number is on the crane, caliber on the barrel, and "Made in Germany" on the frame.

The HW-7 is listed as similar to the HW-5, which is similar to the HW-3.

HW-3: .22 LR, 8 shot and .32 S&W, 7 shot, both with 2.75" barrel.
HW-5: As above, with a 4" barrel. In US sold as trade name Omega.
HW-7: As above, in .22 with 6" barrel & 8 shot cylinder.

I believe the description for the HW-7 could be read two ways. One way means the HW-7 was only produced in .22 caliber. The other interpretation would be that the .22 version had a 6" barrel, and the .32 version was similar to the HW-5.

Value for both models is the same. $100 excellent to $25 poor.