http://www.franchiusa.com/history/

In 1868, Franchi began manufacturing firearms in Brescia, Italy. The city was part of that nations industrial heartland.

In those days, gunmakers guilds isolated themselves to keep their metalworking techniques secret.

Thus began our well-established tradition of craftsmanship.

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