Beretta
Sign in to save'''Fabbrica d'Armi Pietro Beretta''' (; "Pietro Beretta Weapons Factory") is a privately held Italian firearms manufacturing company operating in several countries. Its firearms are used worldwide for civilian, law enforcement, and military purposes. Sporting arms account for three-quarters of sales. Beretta also sells shooting clothes and accessories. Founded no later than 1526, Beretta is the oldest active firearm manufacturer and one of the oldest continuously operating companies in the world. Its inaugural product was the arquebus barrel; by all accounts Beretta-made barrels equipped the V
Key facts
- Company.logo
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- Company.type
- Private (S.p.A.)
- Company.foundation
- circa
- Company.founder
- Bartolomeo Beretta
- Company.location_city
- Gardone Val Trompia
- Company.location_country
- Italy
- Company.industry
- Weapons
- Company.products
- Firearms and accessories
- Company.parent
- Beretta Holding
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16 sectionsContents
- History
- Overview
- Product lines
- Semi-automatic pistols
- Revolvers
- Shotguns
- Rifles and carbines
- Assault rifles
- Sniper rifles
- Submachine guns
- Machine pistols
- Grenade launchers
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
'''Fabbrica d'Armi Pietro Beretta' (; "Pietro Beretta Weapons Factory") is a privately held Italian firearms manufacturing company operating in several countries. Its firearms are used worldwide for civilian, law enforcement, and military purposes. Sporting arms account for three-quarters of sales. Beretta also sells shooting clothes and accessories. Founded no later than 1526, Beretta is the oldest active firearm manufacturer and one of the oldest continuously operating companies in the world. Its inaugural product was the arquebus barrel; by all accounts Beretta-made barrels equipped the Venetian fleet at the Battle of Lepanto in 1571. Beretta has supplied weapons for every major European war since 1650.
==History== thumb|A 16th century map by Giovanni Antonio Magini of the Province of Brescia. Val Trompia is in the center. The map is oriented with the West at the top. thumb|The Venetian State Archive building thumb|A receipt for the supply of arquebus barrels to the [[Republic of Venice]]