The Manufacturers section documents factory markings, company names, trademarks, logos and roll marks used by historical replica firearm manufacturers.
Particular attention is given to lettering styles, marking variations, stamp positions and changes in manufacturer markings over time. These characteristics often provide important evidence for identifying and dating individual firearms.
The database is intended to support collectors, researchers and museums through visual comparison and documented examples of original manufacturer markings.
A.Uberti&C
A. Uberti & C. was founded in 1959 in Gardone Val Trompia, Italy, by Aldo Uberti and became one of the world’s leading manufacturers of historical replica firearms. The company is particularly known for its reproductions of Colt, Remington and Winchester firearms.
Centaure
Centaure was a Belgian manufacturer best known for producing high-quality reproductions of the Colt Model 1860 Army percussion revolver. Production took place in Liège during the 1960s and early 1970s.
Armi San Marco
Armi San Marco was founded in Gardone Val Trompia and became one of the major Italian producers of replica firearms during the second half of the twentieth century. The company manufactured percussion and cartridge revolvers as well as historical rifles for the international market.
Pietta
F.lli Pietta was established in 1963 in Gussago, Italy, and is one of the largest manufacturers of black powder and historical replica firearms. The company exports its products worldwide and continues to produce a broad range of percussion and cartridge firearm replicas.
Armi Jäger
Armi Jäger was an Italian firearms manufacturer known for both historical reproductions and sporting firearms. During the 1960s and 1970s the company produced several replica revolvers and long guns for export markets.
Pedersoli
Davide Pedersoli & C. was founded in 1957 and specializes in the manufacture of high-quality historical firearms and muzzle-loading reproductions. The company is internationally recognized for its target shooting, hunting and historical reproduction firearms.
Palmetto
Palmetto Armory of Italy produced replica percussion revolvers and historical firearms during the late twentieth century. The company is particularly known among collectors for its Colt and Remington reproductions.
Investarms
Investarm was founded in Italy in 1975 and manufactures muzzle-loading rifles, sporting firearms and historical reproductions. The company has supplied both its own products and firearms for other international brands and distributors.