Pardini Arms

Pardini Arms is an Italian firearms manufacturer founded in the beginning of the 1980s by Giampiero Pardini, a prominent marksman in Italian target shooting. The company specializes in firearms for competition use, producing air pistols, air rifles, small-caliber and large caliber handguns. Their pistols are known for their characteristic swept-back grips and low bore axis.

Pardini Arms
Native name
Pardini Armi Srl
TypePrivate
IndustryArms industry
Founded1980's
FounderGiampiero Pardini
HeadquartersItaly
ProductsFirearms
Websitewww.pardini.it

Usage

Several of the firm's products are competitive at the international level, with seven medals being won by athletes equipped with Pardini's guns at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1] In another example, during the 2010 ISSF World Shooting Championships, approximately two-thirds of the rapid fire athletes used a Pardini pistol.[2]

Products
  • Pardini GT9
  • A limited edition of the 9mm GT9 pistol in stainless steel, with a 5-inch ventilated slide
  • A .22 LR Pardini SP target pistol

References
  1. "Pardini Armi". www.pardini.it. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
  2. Reinkemeier, Heinz; Buhlmann, Gaby (2013). Pistol Shooting: The Olympic Disciplines. MEC GmbH. p. 193. ISBN 978-3-9814287-2-8.

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