Röhm, often referred to as simply RG, is a German manufacturer of firearms, related shooting equipment and commercial power chucking tools.
Röhm was founded in the town of Zella-Mehlis, Germany by Heinrich Röhm at the age of 27. The company originally focussed on making industrial cutting and drilling tools. Production was effectively shut down during World War I after which the company's operation commenced and eventually expanded. Following the...
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Röhm, often referred to as simply RG, is a German manufacturer of firearms, related shooting equipment and commercial power chucking tools.
Röhm was founded in the town of Zella-Mehlis, Germany by Heinrich Röhm at the age of 27. The company originally focussed on making industrial cutting and drilling tools. Production was effectively shut down during World War I after which the company's operation commenced and eventually expanded. Following the company's relocation to Sontheim, Germany after World War II, Röhm began to diversify its product line and started to offer flare guns and, subsequently, handguns.
Nowadays, Röhm manufacturers air guns, so-called signal weapons (blank guns, gas guns designed to discharge Oleoresin Capsicum for self-defense purposes and flare guns), non-lethal handguns designed to fire rubber bullets and related accessories.
The company did for some time make cheap firearms, commonly referred to as Saturday night specials. One of those, a Röhm RG-14 .22 Short...
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