HW35 The Collectable Weihrauch

[engin]

... Yep, right with you on this one (pics of a few HW35 stock types in my signature slide show if interested ) ... Viva La HW35 .

Gareth,

Were there different variants of the thumbhole stock? One of my mates has one stored at another mates (his current girlfriend doesnt like guns in the house) and I swear the butt of his is straighter and the comb is raised.

He has had his HW35 since I have known him, around 1981.

Cheers

E

[Gareth W-B]

Gareth,

Were there different variants of the thumbhole stock? One of my mates has one stored at another mates (his current girlfriend doesnt like guns in the house) and I swear the butt of his is straighter and the comb is raised.

Hi engin, not that I am aware but (a) anything is possible, and (b) I am not enough of an expert to give a definitive yes or no (for that we need the input of King Anorak -- our very own I.J. ). Mine is factory Kosher however, that I know so if your friend's example is as well, then the answer has to be yes me thinks. Interesting thread this -- God I love these collector section school lessons (every day is a school day ). Atb: G.

[I. J.]

I've always felt sorry for the old 35, had two myself, looking for a third, great rifles but I feel it never reached the top spot in its long production life.

When it first came out it was streets ahead of the stuff we were using in the late 50's/early 60's, but everyone bought then (the war you know and all that). Thanks to people like D R Hughes and Robert Law it started to take off in the late 60's early 70s and then AGW arrived in 1977 and the mainstream of airgunners put down their Airsporters/MK3 etc and flocked to buy it in their droves.

But despite its quaility, accuracy and great trigger people soon found that power wise they only got 9 to 10ftlbs. Weihrauch fought back, adding a safety and reducing the scope rails in size to a more common 11mm and got rid of that bloody click. The Export was born but just as HW were about to have their moment of glory, Disaster.

The FWB Sport appeared, shooters went nuts for this new boy, sleek action, powerful with a rakish stock, the cobby 35 was doomed. FT arrived and so did the Original 45. Then HW gave us the 80 and the 77 and numerous others since and the poor old 35 soldiers on in the range but does anyone still buy it.

Well they should, power is up to where it should have been and it looks good with the new style stock and if you prefer the Karbine barrel.

But its the old ones we should be interested in, plus a couple of the latest, just look at the variety stock wise, Std (old rounded pistol grip and the new Monte Carlo), Luxus, Export, Thumbhole, Safari, laminated on the KLS and finally I've even seen a Tyrolean one on an American site. And of course there is the Vixen... If I've missed any let me know.

Do you agree?

Ooooh yes!

Hi engin, not that I am aware but (a) anything is possible, and (b) I am not enough of an expert to give a definitive yes or no (for that we need the input of King Anorak -- our very own I.J. ). Mine is factory Kosher however, that I know so if your friend's example is as well, then the answer has to be yes me thinks. Interesting thread this -- God I love these collector section school lessons (every day is a school day ). Atb: G.

Ive only ever seen the Lochschaft (thumb hole) factory stock but that doesn't mean there isn't others. Perhaps some after market t/h stocks were produced. Maybe someone on here knows.

ATB
Ian

[frakor]

These are just to show how many different models there are. :-)



Remember,this doesn't include more recent versions. :-(


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Frank

[I. J.]

THIS shows some of the more recent models. Ive never been interested in the Safari (green stocked, dull action) version myself.

ATB
Ian