Luigi Franchi S.p.A. () is an Italian manufacturer of

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s, a division of

Beretta Holding Beretta Holding is headquartered in Luxembourg. It is an holding company for the Italian industrial group and holds direct or indirect participation in 26 companies, including Beretta. The eponymous company is managed by fifteenth-generation de ...

. Franchi products include the military

SPAS-12 The Franchi SPAS-12 is a combat shotgun manufactured by Italian firearms company Franchi from 1979 to 2000. The SPAS-12 is a dual-mode shotgun, adjustable for semi-automatic or pump-action operation. The SPAS-12 was sold to military and police ...

and SPAS-15 and the sporting-type long-recoil action AL-48. Franchi manufactures over and under, and semi-automatic

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. Franchi remained a family business since its founding until 1987, when it was acquired by the industrial conglomerate

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, based in

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; with the bankruptcy of Socimi in 1993, Franchi was acquired by

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Holding.

Firearms

Submachine guns

Franchi LF-57 The Franchi LF-57 is a submachine gun chambered in 9×19mm Parabellum designed and manufactured by the Italian Luigi Franchi. Development The development of the LF-57 was started by Franchi in 1956; it went into production in 1957. It shares ma ...

Rifles

*Franchi LF-58 - .30 Carbine assault rifle. *Franchi LF-59 - 7.62×51mm NATO battle rifle. *Franchi mod. 641 - 5.56×45mm NATO assault rifle * Franchi 'Centennial' - .22LR rifle. Made in 1968 only to commemorate their 100-year anniversary. * Franchi Para - .22LR Rifle - 8000 made, 3000 of which imported to the US by FIE

Shotguns

* SPAS-15 * AL-48500 * PA3 * PA8 * Franchi 912 *

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Franchi 620 Franchi may refer to: People *Alberto Herrera Franchi (1874–1954), Cuban general and provisional President of Cuba *Aldo Franchi (1882–1958), American auto racer *Alessandro Franchi (cardinal) (1819–1878), Italian cardinal and archbishop ...

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Franchi Intensity Franchi may refer to: People *Alberto Herrera Franchi (1874–1954), Cuban general and provisional President of Cuba *Aldo Franchi (1882–1958), American auto racer *Alessandro Franchi (cardinal) (1819–1878), Italian cardinal and archbishop ...

Franchi Instinct L and SL Franchi may refer to: People *Alberto Herrera Franchi (1874–1954), Cuban general and provisional President of Cuba *Aldo Franchi (1882–1958), American auto racer *Alessandro Franchi (cardinal) (1819–1878), Italian cardinal and archbishop ...

* Franchi Renaissance Classic and Elite *

Franchi Affinity Franchi may refer to: People *Alberto Herrera Franchi (1874–1954), Cuban general and provisional President of Cuba *Aldo Franchi (1882–1958), American auto racer *Alessandro Franchi (cardinal) (1819–1878), Italian cardinal and archbishop ...

Franchi Alcione Franchi may refer to: People *Alberto Herrera Franchi (1874–1954), Cuban general and provisional President of Cuba *Aldo Franchi (1882–1958), American auto racer *Alessandro Franchi (cardinal) (1819–1878), Italian cardinal and archbishop ...

Franchi LAW-12 Franchi may refer to: People *Alberto Herrera Franchi (1874–1954), Cuban general and provisional President of Cuba *Aldo Franchi (1882–1958), American auto racer *Alessandro Franchi (cardinal) (1819–1878), Italian cardinal and archbishop ...

Franchi SAS-12 Franchi may refer to: People *Alberto Herrera Franchi (1874–1954), Cuban general and provisional President of Cuba *Aldo Franchi (1882–1958), American auto racer *Alessandro Franchi (cardinal) (1819–1878), Italian cardinal and archbishop ...

* Franchi 500 * Franchi Momentum *

Franchi Horizon Franchi may refer to: People *Alberto Herrera Franchi (1874–1954), Cuban general and provisional President of Cuba * Aldo Franchi (1882–1958), American auto racer *Alessandro Franchi (cardinal) (1819–1878), Italian cardinal and archbishop ...

Revolvers

* RF 83 - Inexpensive service revolver chambered in .38 Special

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