Beretta
| Fabbrica d'Armi Pietro Beretta SpA
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| legal form | Società per Azioni |
| founding | 1526 |
| Seat |
Gardone Val Trompia , Italy
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| Number of employees | 2,963 (2017) |
| sales | EUR 668.6 million (2017) |
| Branch | weapons |
| Website | www.beretta.com |
The Fabbrica d'Armi Pietro Beretta ( German weapons factory Pietro Beretta ) based in Gardone Val Trompia is one of the largest manufacturers of handguns in Italy .
The company produces handguns and long guns for private, police and military use.
history
The Beretta company was first mentioned in a document in 1526 when the gunsmith Bartolomeo Beretta from Venice received a large order for arquebus barrels for the city's arsenal . This makes Beretta the oldest arms company in the world. The company has been owned by the same family for almost half a millennium; the current manager is Ugo Gussalli Beretta, a descendant of Bartolomeo Beretta, together with his son Pietro Gussalli Beretta .
Since 2000 Sako and Tikka have been subsidiaries of the Beretta Holding . Beretta manufactures firearms for civilians (hunters and marksmen) and is the manufacturer of ordonance weapons for many authorities and armies. The group has around 3,000 employees and an annual turnover of 623 million euros (2014).
Pietro Gussalli Beretta began the restructuring of the group with the buyback of a minority stake from a Belgian partner in 1996, and since then he has been President and CEO of the parent company Beretta Holding.
Known weapons
One of Beretta's most famous weapon models is the Beretta 92FS 9 mm Parabellum , (also known as the M9). It is the official service pistol of many large armed forces, especially the US Army , which introduced it in 1985 as the M9. Successful participation in the tender for a 9 mm orderly - sidearm brought Beretta an order for more than half a million units a. Because of its notoriety, it is often used as a prop in American action films .
The manufactory also produces exclusive hunting rifles , such as the S010 or the S09 over and under shotgun, which are available with elaborate engravings at unit prices from around 60,000 euros.
knife
Various types of knives made in Japan are also available under the Beretta name and logo.
Product list
Pistols
- Beretta APX
- Beretta M1915
- Beretta M1934 (M1935)
- Beretta M951
- Beretta 21 Bobcat
- Beretta 3032 Tomcat
- Beretta 70
- Beretta 80
- Beretta 92
- Beretta 96
- Beretta Px4 Storm
- Beretta 90-TWO Models
- Beretta 93R
- Beretta 950 Jetfire
- Beretta U22 Neos
- Beretta 418
- Beretta 8000
- Beretta 9000
- Beretta Stampede
- Beretta Laramie
Submachine guns
Rifles
Cans
- Beretta 1201FP
- Beretta BM-59
- Beretta AR70 (AR70 / 90)
- Beretta SCP 70/90
- Beretta ARX-160
- Beretta Cx4 Storm
- Beretta Rx4 Storm
Shotguns
- Beretta AL391
- Beretta DT10
- Beretta DT11
- Beretta 682
- Beretta 686
- Beretta 687
- Beretta 690
- Beretta Silver Pigeon
- Beretta SO4
- Beretta SO5
- Beretta SO6
- Beretta SO9
- Beretta SO10
CO 2 weapons
See also
literature
- John Walter: Rifles of the World. 3rd edition. Krause Publications, Iola WI 2006, ISBN 0-89689-241-7 , pp. 52-56 ( available online ).
- Alexander Smoltczyk : hunters and hunted. In: Der Spiegel . 7/2007, ( available online ).
Web links
- Fabbrica d'Armi Pietro Beretta SpA website
- Beretta Holding website
- Detailed description of the Beretta 92FS on WaffenHQ.de
- Report on the Beretta company and globalization
- Portrait of the Beretta company in the NZZ Folio magazine
Individual evidence
- ↑ berettaholding.com - Corporate governance
- ↑ berettaholding.com - Financial Highlights
- ↑ Andreas Heller, Portfolio - Beretta - Gunsmiths since 1500 NZZ Folio 01/93 (accessed November 8, 2012)
- ↑ Press release on the transfer of the company Metoso / Beretta Metso to Sell Sako Ltd to Italian Beretta ( Memento of April 13, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) (accessed on November 2, 2012)
- ↑ Company history of Sako ( Memento from October 29, 2012 on WebCite ) official manufacturer website (accessed on October 31, 2012)