WEIHRAUCH HW BARAKUDA EL 54 Description
.22 cal., BBC, SP, SS, power augmented by diesel ignition of ether vapors from ether-injection tube affixed to right side of main body tube, 19.7 in. barrel, approx. 600-700 FPS without ether; much higher with ether, early versions with steel trigger guard and simple steel trigger system, later versions with cast aluminum trigger guards and Rekord trigger system, 8.4 lbs. Mfg. 1954-1981.
Only a few hundred were made under cooperation of Weihrauch Company and Barakuda Company in Hamburg, Germany. Twenty were specially made for Beeman Precision Airguns in 1981 from the last remaining parts.
Caution: Specimens are not authentic unless factory stamped "BARAKUDA". Air rifles with ether-injection tubes, but marked HW 35, or with other model numbers, are fakes; compromised specimens of other models. Handle ether with care.