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| company_name = Hartmann & Weiss | name = Hartmann & Weiss GmbH
| logo = File:Hartmann_&_Weiss_logo.jpg
| company_logo =
| type = ]
| company_type = Firearms manufacturer
| company_slogan = | slogan =
| foundation = 1964 | foundation = {{start date and age|1965}}
| location = Hamburg, Germany | location = Hamburg, Germany
| key_people = Gerhard Hartmann, Otto Weiss | key_people = Gerhard Hartmann, Otto Weiss
| industry = Firearms | industry = Firearms
| products = Shotguns, Double Rifles, Bolt Action Rifles, Falling Block Rifles, Single Barrel Break-Down Rifles
| products = custom shotguns, custom rifles
| revenue = | revenue =
| operating_income = | operating_income =
| net_income = | net_income =
| num_employees = | num_employees =
| homepage = | homepage = {{URL|http://www.hartmannandweiss.com/}}
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'''Hartmann & Weiss''' ] is a ]-based custom sporting firearms maker founded in 1965 by two ex-] workers. They make sporting arms, including shotguns, over and under, falling block single rifles, and bolt action rifles based on Mauser-98 and several other modern actions. They have produced small numbers of double rifles, in calibers from .375H&H to the .600 Nitro Express.<ref>{{cite book|title=Dangerous-Game Rifles|first= Terry |last=Wieland |publisher =Down East Enterprise Inc|year= 2006 |page=66|ISBN = 978-0-89272-691-2 }}</ref> '''Hartmann & Weiss GmbH''' ('''H&W''') is a ]-based custom sporting firearms maker founded in 1965. They make sporting arms, including shotguns, over and under, falling-block single rifles, and bolt-action rifles based on Mauser 98 and several other modern actions. They have produced small numbers of double rifles, in calibers from ] to the ].<ref>{{cite book|title=Dangerous-Game Rifles|first= Terry |last=Wieland |publisher =Down East Enterprise Inc|year= 2006 |page=66|ISBN = 978-0-89272-691-2 }}</ref>


==History== ==History==
Otto Weiss was a gunsmith who worked at ] in East Germany before fleeing that country in 1958 for England, where he initially worked at ]'s. Five years later he relocated to ] to work with Gerhard Hartmann as a custom ]. In 1964 he and Hartmann founded the company. Three years later, an associate named Peter Nelson established a second location in England.<ref>{{cite book|title =Best Guns|first= Michael |last=McIntosh |publisher= Down East Enterprise Inc|year= 1999 |page=215|ISBN =978-0-924357-79-4 }}</ref> Otto Weiss was a gunsmith who worked at ] in East Germany before fleeing that country in 1958 for England, where he initially worked at ]'s. Five years later he relocated to ] to work with Gerhard Hartmann as a custom ]. In 1964, he and Hartmann founded the company. Three years later, an associate named Peter Nelson established a second location in England.<ref>{{cite book|title =Best Guns|first= Michael |last=McIntosh |publisher= Down East Enterprise Inc|year= 1999 |page=215|ISBN =978-0-924357-79-4 }}</ref>


==References== ==References==
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Hartmann & Weiss GmbH
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Company typeGmbH
IndustryFirearms
Founded1965; 60 years ago (1965)
HeadquartersHamburg, Germany
Key peopleGerhard Hartmann, Otto Weiss
ProductsShotguns, Double Rifles, Bolt Action Rifles, Falling Block Rifles, Single Barrel Break-Down Rifles
Websitewww.hartmannandweiss.com

Hartmann & Weiss GmbH (H&W) is a Hamburg-based custom sporting firearms maker founded in 1965. They make sporting arms, including shotguns, over and under, falling-block single rifles, and bolt-action rifles based on Mauser 98 and several other modern actions. They have produced small numbers of double rifles, in calibers from .375 H&H to the .600 Nitro Express.

History

Otto Weiss was a gunsmith who worked at Merkel in East Germany before fleeing that country in 1958 for England, where he initially worked at Purdey's. Five years later he relocated to Hamburg to work with Gerhard Hartmann as a custom gunsmith. In 1964, he and Hartmann founded the company. Three years later, an associate named Peter Nelson established a second location in England.

References

  1. Wieland, Terry (2006). Dangerous-Game Rifles. Down East Enterprise Inc. p. 66. ISBN 978-0-89272-691-2.
  2. McIntosh, Michael (1999). Best Guns. Down East Enterprise Inc. p. 215. ISBN 978-0-924357-79-4.

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