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

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. In 2006, Hämmerli was acquired by

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; production and customer support moved to

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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

Swiss Army The Swiss Armed Forces (; ; ; ; ) are the military and security force of Switzerland, consisting of land and air service branches. Under the country's militia system, regular soldiers constitute a small part of the military and the rest are ...

. 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. In 2000, SIG's weapons division was sold to Lüke- und Ortmeier-Holding, and in the same year Hämmerli was re-established as an independent company. The new Hämmerli AG then moved from Zug to the production site in Lenzburg in 2001 and was relocated to

Neuhausen am Rheinfall Neuhausen am Rheinfall (sometimes abbreviated as Neuhausen a. Rhf., called Neuhausen until 1938) is a town and a municipality in the canton of Schaffhausen in Switzerland. The town is close to the Rhine Falls (), mainland Europe's largest waterf ...

(

canton of Schaffhausen The canton of Schaffhausen, also canton of Schaffhouse (; ; ; ), is the northernmost Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Switzerland. The principal city and capital of the canton is Schaffhausen. The canton's territory is divided into three non-co ...

) in 2003.

Pistols

Standard and centre-fire pistols

These pistols are used in 25 m Standard Pistol, 25 m Center-Fire Pistol (''center-fire pistol'') and 25 m Pistol (''sport pistol'') events. *208, 208s (''discontinued''), .22 LR *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 ( Wadcutter) *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 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 metre air pistol is an Shooting at the Summer Olympics, Olympic ISSF shooting events, shooting event governed by the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF). It is similar to 10 metre air rifle in that it is shot with 4.5 mm (o ...

events. *Hämmerli 480 series (480, 480k and 480k2), pre-charged-pneumatic (PCP) air pistol. * AP60, 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

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events.

References

External links

Hämmerli Official Site
Firearm manufacturers of Switzerland Companies based in the canton of Schaffhausen Lüke & Ortmeier Gruppe {{Germany-company-stub