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Airguns by Make and Model => Weihrauch Airguns => Topic started by: only1harry on April 02, 2014, 06:09:41 PM

Title: The meaning of Weihrauch
Post by: only1harry on April 02, 2014, 06:09:41 PM
Does "Weihrauch" have a meaning other than being the company founder's last name?

If you don't speak German, please take a GUESS and don't cheat looking it up, and don't give the answer away!


I suppose it is easy for me having spent a summer in Germany (and I am not even German, what's up with that?) and studying the language from 7th grade to junior year in College sitting through boring German literature classes reading Faust in Old German :)  I was an engineer at heart so I decided there were easier electives to take like psych, anthropology and geography to bring my GPA up.  I just couldn't take the old german text (and context).  Imagine reading Shakespeare in Middle English and multiply it by 5 :)

Harry
Title: Re: The meaning of Weihrauch
Post by: Motorhead on April 02, 2014, 06:37:43 PM
Why Rock when you can Roll ? ... have only a guess & took it  :o
Title: Re: The meaning of Weihrauch
Post by: only1harry on April 03, 2014, 10:35:46 AM
How did you do Scott?

I know it's tempting to look it up, but try not to :)  At least some Weihrauch owners now know the meaning of their gun's name.

Harry
Title: Re: The meaning of Weihrauch
Post by: ezman604 on April 03, 2014, 10:37:58 AM
I don't see the definition?
I know but won't post.
:)
Title: Re: The meaning of Weihrauch
Post by: mtsheron70 on April 03, 2014, 11:13:13 AM
I took a stab but not sure.  I do know it is the owner's family name but that is all.
Title: Re: The meaning of Weihrauch
Post by: oldwolf on April 03, 2014, 12:23:48 PM
I guessed "Air Smoke".
Title: Re: The meaning of Weihrauch
Post by: Motorhead on April 03, 2014, 12:26:26 PM
How did you do Scott?

I know it's tempting to look it up, but try not to :)  At least some Weihrauch owners now know the meaning of their gun's name.

Harry

No clue ... voted on poll and never looked it up ???
Title: Re: The meaning of Weihrauch
Post by: wilsonj1018 on April 03, 2014, 01:14:28 PM
im fairly confident in my vote, I know what half of it means. temptation of cheating to be right was gnawing at me, as I hate to be wrong, but I shall resist.
Josh
Title: Re: The meaning of Weihrauch
Post by: Calmark on April 03, 2014, 02:10:27 PM
I don't have to cheat and look it up to know what "Weihrauch" means since I know German.  After we are done with the poll, we should do another for "Feinwerkbau"  ;D
Title: Re: The meaning of Weihrauch
Post by: dukemeister on April 03, 2014, 02:26:29 PM
I didn't look anything up. Based on what I knew - that Weihrauch is the guy's surname and since I find it an "unlikely" scenario that it would have anything to do with air or gun or weapon. I have gone with XXXXXXXXXXX. <edited so as not to prejudice your poll>
Now, I'll look it up and not comment further.
Title: Re: The meaning of Weihrauch
Post by: triggerfest on April 03, 2014, 02:44:42 PM
It means incense....

A fine quality airgun, but also a lot of twang and a highly overrated brand IMHO...
Title: Re: The meaning of Weihrauch
Post by: wilsonj1018 on April 03, 2014, 04:28:06 PM
It means incense....

A fine quality airgun, but also a lot of twang and a highly overrated brand IMHO...

why would you say overrated?
Josh
Title: Re: The meaning of Weihrauch
Post by: triggerfest on April 03, 2014, 05:02:26 PM
It means incense....

A fine quality airgun, but also a lot of twang and a highly overrated brand IMHO...

why would you say overrated?
Josh

I don't want to sound negative, because again, they're fine quality AG's which can last for generations. But they are always adored, while the outside quality is great but the shooting experience could be much better for the money you spend on a Weihrauch. Twang, stockscrews that are loosening, a twist in de shot. It's almost a wonder that they are so accurate, but at the end it is almost mandatory to tune them. Having said that, an Air Arms or Diana/RWS shoots good straight out of the box. Now a lot of people like to tune or tinker on their guns, but I think for the money you spend on such a Weihrauch it should shoot good out of the box. It's a nice airgun, not the holy grail...
Title: Re: The meaning of Weihrauch
Post by: wilsonj1018 on April 03, 2014, 05:21:14 PM
fair enough.
Josh
Title: Re: The meaning of Weihrauch
Post by: Not The Brightest Bulb on April 03, 2014, 05:54:40 PM
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but I think for the money you spend on such a Weihrauch it should shoot good out of the box. It's a nice airgun, not the holy grail

Agreed, but I did get lucky and was able to shoot mine right out of the box.
Title: Re: The meaning of Weihrauch
Post by: only1harry on April 03, 2014, 08:06:02 PM
It means incense....

A fine quality airgun, but also a lot of twang and a highly overrated brand IMHO...

Thanks for giving it away Rudeboy.   

Dave/Dez,
The Poll says what is the literal translation?  It is "Holy Smoke" which means incense in German.

Weihrauch is also pronounced in (German) and how I pronounce it because I can't figure out how to pronounce it otherwise:  Vy-ra-oohh 
The middle h is silent as is usually when preceded by "ei".

Thanks everyone for taking the poll!  Only 1/3 of you got it right :)  The results are at the TOP of the page.

Harry