Pardini Arms
Italian sport firearms manufacturer
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Pardini Arms is an Italian firearms manufacturer founded in 1976 by Giampiero Pardini, a prominent marksman in Italian target shooting. The company specializes in firearms for competition use, producing air pistols, air rifles, small-caliber and large caliber handguns. Their pistols are known for their characteristic swept-back grips and low bore axis.
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Native name | Pardini Armi Srl |
|---|---|
Company type | Private |
| Industry | Arms industry |
| Founded | 1976 |
| Founder | Giampiero Pardini |
| Headquarters | Italy |
| Products | Firearms |
| Website | www |
Usage
Several of the firm's products are competitive at the international level, with seven medals being won by athletes equipped with Pardini's guns at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1] In another example, during the 2010 ISSF World Shooting Championships, approximately two-thirds of the rapid fire athletes used a Pardini pistol.[2]
Products
- FPE – FPM variant compliant with UK firearms regulation
- FPM – target pistol in .22 LR with a compensator
- GPR1 – air rifle in .177 caliber
- GT9 / GT40 / GT45 – competition pistol in 9mm, .40 S&W and .45 ACP
- HP – target pistol in .32 S&W
- K10 / K12 – air pistols in .177 caliber
- KID – youth air pistol in .177 caliber
- SP – target pistol in .22 LR
Gallery
- Pardini GT9
- A limited edition of the 9mm GT9 pistol in stainless steel, with a 5-inch ventilated slide
- A .22 LR Pardini SP target pistol
