This airgun had to have a smooth bore because the Allied Occupation Government would not allow rifled barrels. When German companies were again allowed to manufacture airguns in the early 1950s, Weihrauch made their first air rifle, the HW Model 50V. Spare parts for bicycles were their first and main products. There, with the help of his long-time hunting club friends and former customers, and his son Hans, he started the Weihrauch business all over again in the barracks of a pre-war laundry. moved to the little German village of Mellrichstadt in Bavaria. Werner went to work at the Jagdwaffenwerk (Hunting Weapon Factory) in nearby Suhl. Otto Weihrauch became a mechanic and later a gunsmith in Zella-Mehlis. At the end of the war, Zella-Mehlis became part of the Soviet occupation zone and In 1948, the Weihrauchs were forced out of their homes and factories by the communist government. During World War II, Weihrauch was the only German factory to continue production of spare parts for bicycles. In 1928, Weihrauch began international sale of bicycle parts and mechanical door closers.
Double and triple barrel shotguns, over and under shotguns, and large bore hunting rifles rounded out the line and established an excellent reputation for quality. 22 rimfire rifle and soon developed an excellent match record. Several new models were introduced after World War I, including the HWZ 21 smallbore rifle (HWZ stands for Hermann Weihrauch, Zella-Mehlis). His three sons, Otto, Werner, and Hermann, Jr., soon joined the family-based company. was well known for making excellent hunting rifles. The Hermann Weihrauch company was founded in 1899 in Zella-Mehlis, the same small German town where several other famous gun manufacturers such as Walther and Anschütz also began. To meet Wikipedia's quality standards and conform to the neutral point of view policy, please help to introduce a more formal style and remove any personally invested tone. This article reads more like a story than an encyclopedia entry.
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