Armi Jager, otherwise known as Adler Jager, was a
German-
Italian firearms manufacturer located in the small town of
Loano,
Italy
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.
Early history
The gun manufacturer was active since the early 1950s, manufacturing semi-automatic
.22 rimfire sporting rifles and replica "Western" revolvers. Later it evolved to rimfire and small-caliber
centerfire (
.32 ACP) firearms patterned after the look of military rifles which at the time were difficult or illegal to own for civilians in
Italy
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. Some of its best-known products were several .22 rimfire versions styled after the
M16 rifle
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,
known as the AP-74 and AP-74M; replicas of the
Armalite AR-18 assault rifle, known as the AP-75; replicas of the
Russian Kalashnikov AK-47 assault rifle, known as the AP-80; replicas of the
British
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SA-80 bull-pup rifle, known as the AP-82; replicas of the Israeli
IMI Galil assault rifle, known as the AP-84; replicas of the French
FA-MAS bull-pup rifle, known as the AP-85. The factory sold most of its designs under the trade name ''Adler''. The Armi Jager production saw significant sales in Italy and exports in the United States, earning a reputation as high quality plinking rifles.
Recent history
Firearms production at Jager ended by early 1993, according to the old owner Mr. Piscetta for "lack of skilled personnel". Activity continued though as a
gun store and
gunsmithing shop located in the town of Basaluzzo,
Alessandria province. The enterprise has since changed its name to "Nuova Jager".
In 2009 the company was acquired by Mr. Massimiliano Locci, who moved the activity of the company to import, transforming to wholesale of military full auto weapons. In the meanwhile, a direct new line of carbines
AR-15 has been created and manufactured for civilian and military market too, for whom the company is making maintenance and assistance too. Always for military market Nuova Jager distributes San Swiss Arms products (SIG).
See also
*
List of Italian companies
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*
List of German companies
References
External links
Official website
Companies based in Piedmont
Firearm manufacturers of Italy
Italian brands
Manufacturing companies established in 1949
Italian companies established in 1949
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