Tanfoglio

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Fratelli Tanfoglio S.N.C.
Company type Private
Industry Firearms
PredecessorsSATA (founded 1948),
Fabbrica d'armi Tanfoglio Giuseppe
Founded1969 (55 years ago)
FounderGiuseppe Tanfoglio
Headquarters
Gardone Val Trompia
,
Italy
Area served
Worldwide
Products Pistols
Website www.tanfoglio.it

Fratelli Tanfoglio S.N.C. is an Italian firearms manufacturing company. Their pistols are used extensively in sport competitions and for personal defence. Tanfoglio is based in Gardone Val Trompia in the province of Brescia, and is known for its broad sport pistol catalogue. [1] [2] Tanfoglio pistols are popular firearms across Europe, and are distributed worldwide.

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History

In 1948, Giuseppe Tanfoglio and a partner formed a company known as SATA to produce hunting rifle components. [3] In 1953, they began making pistols chambered in .25 caliber and .22 caliber. [3] Late in 1960, Giuseppe Tanfoglio formed his own company to produce pistols, revolvers, shotguns, and air rifles primarily for the United States market, continuing until 1992. [3]

Fratelli Tanfoglio (Tanfoglio Brothers) was formed in 1969, specializeing in self-defense pistols. [3] In 1986, the company began producing pistols for use in IPSC and IDPA competitions. [3]

As of 1991, Tanfoglio pistols were imported to the United States by Firearms Import & Export (FIE) and Excam Inc., both based near Miami, Florida. [4] The three companies had been involved in lawsuits during the mid-1970s over distribution rights, ultimately settling out of court. [4]

Notable Tanfoglio pistols include the Tanfoglio Force (polymer) and Tanfoglio T95 (steel), both chambered for various cartridges and both introduced in 1997.

As of 1999, Tanfoglio produced approximately 90,000 pistols per year, of which 85% were exported. [5]

As of 2024, Tanfoglio pistols are exclusively imported to the United States by the Italian Firearms Group (IFG) based in Amarillo, Texas. [6] [7]

Other activities

The original Israel Military Industries (IMI) Jericho 941 (CZ 75 copy) semi-automatic pistols were built using parts supplied by the Italian arms house Tanfoglio. Using a well-tested design allowed IMI to avoid the teething problems the newest pistol designs experience, and subcontracting much of the basic fabrication work to Tanfoglio allowed IMI to quickly and economically put into production a pistol that would have enough Israeli content to satisfy government contract requirements.

In 2009, Tanfoglio became the European importer for the Caracal pistol product line. These polymer framed semi-automatic pistols are produced by Caracal International L.L.C. from the United Arab Emirates and were introduced on the Italian civilian/sport shooters market during the 2009 EXA expo (Brescia, 18–21 April 2009).

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References

  1. ↑ "Sport Competition Steel". tanfoglio.it (in Italian).
  2. ↑ "Sport Competition Polimero". tanfoglio.it (in Italian).
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Who We Are". tanfoglio.it. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
  4. 1 2 "Small gun outlet started family on road to wealth". The StarPhoenix . Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. New York Times News Service. October 1, 1981. p. F6. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Tanfoglio History". hem.passagen.se. Archived from the original on April 17, 1999 – via Wayback Machine.
  6. ↑ "About IFG". italianfirearmsgroup.com.
  7. ↑ "Distributors". tanfoglio.it.
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