Franchi (weapons manufacturer)
| Franchi SpA
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| legal form | Società per Azioni |
| founding | 1868 |
| Seat | Urbino , Italy |
| Branch | Weapons manufacturer |
| Website | www.franchi.com |
Franchi SpA is an Italian manufacturer of shotguns and other handguns .
history
The company was founded in Brescia in 1868 by Luigi Franchi . Franchi SpA was run as a family business until 1987, and has been part of the Beretta group of companies since 1993 . With the acquisition by Beretta, the company's headquarters were relocated to Urbino .
Products
In addition to the semi-automatic shotguns
provides Franchi shotguns and shotguns , for example, the model Condor, hunting ago.
In the early 1960s, the LF-59 submachine gun with a caliber of 7.62 mm was also produced. The Italian army decided against the introduction of this model and chose the alternative Beretta BM-59 .
Franchi shotgun
Franchi semi-automatic shotgun
Franchi submachine gun
Franchi SPAS 15th
literature
- John Walter: Rifles of the World , Krause Publications, 2006, ISBN 978-0-89689-241-5 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Manufacturer's website for company history
- ↑ John Walter: Rifles of the World , 137