Ive never heard of Perandelli and Gasperini. Are they still in business, or existing under another name?
Well, Im pretty sure the answer to both is no. The guns were imported by Richland, and it appears they were also sold around Europe. Richland was based in Blissfield, MI. They sold Italian doubles and Spanish doubles, then added some Italian O/Us. I think it was mostly Spanish doubles at the end. Seems like it ran 1960 or so, until the late 1970s.
Richland also did business in Italian replicas of single action guns, and muzzle loaders, and accessories for same.
The Italian gun is head and shoulders above quality of the Spanish offerings, from my limited sample experience. 12 and 20 gauge on the P&G guns, with the 20 being a 3 gun.
Best,
Ted
