Hämmerli () is a formerly Swiss, now German manufacturer of air guns and firearms aimed mostly at target shooting, especially

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events governed by the International Shooting Sport Federation. In 2006, Hämmerli was acquired by

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; production and customer support moved to Ulm,

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History

The Hämmerli brand dates back to 1863 when Johann Ulrich Hämmerli founded the company to make rifle barrels for the

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. Since then, Hämmerli has manufactured rifle barrels, firearms, and firearm components. In 1950, Hämmerli produced Olympic rifles that were used to win gold medals at the next four Olympics.

Pistols

Standard and centre-fire pistols

These pistols are used in

25 m Standard Pistol 25 meter standard pistol is one of the ISSF shooting events, introduced at the ISSF World Shooting Championships in 1970. It has its roots in the conventional pistol competitions developed by the National Rifle Association of America. The standa ...

25 m Center-Fire Pistol 25 meter center-fire pistol is one of the ISSF shooting events, and is normally a men-only event. Its origin lies in competitions with military-style service pistols, and as such its history dates back to the 19th century. 25 meter pistol (forme ...

(''center-fire pistol'') and

25 m Pistol 25 meter pistol, formerly and unofficially still often known as sport pistol, is one of the ISSF shooting events. It was devised as a women's event in the 1960s, based upon the rules of 25 meter center-fire pistol but shot with a .22-caliber sp ...

(''sport pistol'') events. *208, 208s (''discontinued''),

.22 LR The .22 Long Rifle or simply .22 LR or 22 (metric designation: 5.6×15mmR) is a long-established variety of .22 caliber rimfire ammunition originating from the United States. It is used in a wide range of rifles, pistols, revolvers, smooth ...

*212 (''discontinued''), .22 LR, ″Jägerschaftspistole″, later modification of the 208 *215 (''discontinued''), .22 LR, less luxurious version of 208 *280 (''discontinued''), .22 LR or .32 S&W Long (

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) *SP20 (''discontinued''), .22 LR or .32 S&W Long *SP20 RRS, .22 LR or .32 S&W Long *Trailside, .22 LR, Formerly the SIG/Hämmerli Trailside and now the Hämmerli/X-Esse

Free pistol

Used to compete in the

50 m Pistol The 50 meter pistol, formerly and unofficially still often called Free Pistol, is one of the ISSF shooting events. It provides the purest precision shooting among the pistol events, and is one of the oldest shooting disciplines, dating back to th ...

event for single-shot .22 LR *Hammerli 100/102/109 (''discontinued''), Martini–Henry type action used in event. Inspiration for the TOZ 35 free-pistol. *120 (''discontinued'') *150/152 (''discontinued'') *160/162 (''discontinued'') *FP10, (''discontinued'') *FP60, (''discontinued'', now manufactured by Walther)

Air pistol

Used to compete in .177 caliber

10 m Air Pistol The 10 meter air pistol is an Olympic shooting event governed by the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF). It is similar to 10 meter air rifle in that it is shot with 4.5 mm (or .177) caliber air guns at a distance of 10 me ...

events. *Hämmerli 480 series (480, 480k and 480k2), pre-charged-pneumatic (PCP) air pistol. *

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, pre-charged-pneumatic (PCP) air pistol.

Rifles

300 m rifle

*S 205, used in 300 m Rifle events and jointly developed with

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0.22 Long Rifle

*TAC R1 22C .22 caliber tactical rimfire Rifle

Air rifle

*AR20, .177 caliber pre-charged-pneumatic (PCP) Air rifle used to compete in

10 m Air Rifle 10 metre air rifle (N.B. For "Meter" in this article – read "Metre") is an ISSF shooting events, International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) shooting event, bullseye shooting, shot at a bullseye target over a distance of using a .177 calibe ...

events.

References

External links

Hämmerli Official SiteHämmerli USA
Firearm manufacturers of Switzerland Lüke & Ortmeier Gruppe {{Germany-company-stub