Luigi Franchi
S.p.A. () is an Italian manufacturer of
firearms, a division of
Beretta Holding.
Franchi products include the military
SPAS-12
The Franchi SPAS-12 is a combat shotgun manufactured by Italian firearms company Franchi from 1979 to 2000. The SPAS-12 is a dual-mode shotgun, adjustable for semi-automatic or pump-action operation. The SPAS-12 was sold to military and police ...
and
SPAS-15
The Franchi SPAS-15 is a dual-mode Gauge (bore diameter), 12 gauge combat shotgun manufactured by the Italian company Franchi (firearms), Luigi Franchi S.P.A.
Design
The weapon is based on the Franchi SPAS-12, SPAS-12, and has similar pump-act ...
and the sporting-type long-recoil action
AL-48. Franchi manufactures over and under, and semi-automatic
shotguns.
Franchi remained a family business since its founding until 1987, when it was acquired by the industrial conglomerate
Socimi
Società Costruzioni Industriali Milano, better known as Socimi, was an Italian manufacturing company based in Milan. It was a manufacturer of trams, metro trains; traction motors for these and for trolleybuses; and bodies for motorbuses and trol ...
, based in
Milan
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; with the bankruptcy of Socimi in 1993, Franchi was acquired by
Beretta
Fabbrica d'Armi Pietro Beretta (; "Pietro Beretta Weapon Factory") is a privately held Italian firearms manufacturing company operating in several countries. Its firearms are used worldwide for a variety of civilian, law enforcement, and milita ...
Holding which is the current owner.
Firearms
Submachine guns
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Franchi LF-57
The Franchi LF57 is an Italian pressed-metal submachine gun. A small number were made for the Italian Navy in the 1960s, and approximately two hundred were ordered by the army for the Target Acquisition Group of the 3rd Missile Brigade (GRACO), bu ...
Rifles
*Franchi
LF-58 - .30 Carbine assault rifle.
*Franchi LF-59 - 7.62×51mm NATO battle rifle.
*Franchi mod. 641 - 5.56×45mm NATO assault rifle
* Franchi 'Centennial' - .22LR rifle. Made in 1968 only to commemorate their 100-year anniversary.
* Franchi Para - .22LR Rifle - 8000 made, 3000 of which imported to the US by FIE
Shotguns
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SPAS-12
The Franchi SPAS-12 is a combat shotgun manufactured by Italian firearms company Franchi from 1979 to 2000. The SPAS-12 is a dual-mode shotgun, adjustable for semi-automatic or pump-action operation. The SPAS-12 was sold to military and police ...
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SPAS-15
The Franchi SPAS-15 is a dual-mode Gauge (bore diameter), 12 gauge combat shotgun manufactured by the Italian company Franchi (firearms), Luigi Franchi S.P.A.
Design
The weapon is based on the Franchi SPAS-12, SPAS-12, and has similar pump-act ...
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AL-48500
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PA3
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PA8
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Franchi 912
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Franchi 612
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Franchi 620
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Franchi 720
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Franchi Intensity
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Franchi Instinct L and SL
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Franchi Renaissance Classic and Elite
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Franchi Affinity
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Franchi Alcione
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Franchi LAW-12
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Franchi SAS-12
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Franchi 500
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Franchi Momentum
Revolvers
* RF 83 - Inexpensive service revolver chambered in .38 Special
See also
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List of Italian companies
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List of Italian submachine guns
External links
* http://www.franchi.com/
* http://www.franchiusa.com/
Firearm manufacturers of Italy
Defence companies of Italy
Beretta
Italian brands
Companies based in le Marche
Manufacturing companies established in 1868
Italian companies established in 1868
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