Franchi® began building firearms as a family business founded in Brescia, Italy, in 1868, making it one of the world’s oldest gun makers. Its first shop was located in a growing industrial area of the Italian heartland known for mining ores used in metal manufacturing.

Today Franchi continues to produce high-quality semi-automatic and double-barrel shotguns incorporating the latest features and firearm technology with a focus on accuracy, shooting comfort, ergonomics and recoil reduction. Franchi also now also offers the Momentum line of innovative bolt-action sporting rifles that come with a MOA accuracy guarantee.