Fabarm

The FABARM factory was founded around 1900 by the Galesi family, one of Brescia’s great dynasties. The name FABARM comes from FABBRICA BRESCIANA DI ARMI, which literally means “Brescia Arms Factory.” In the first decades of the twentieth century, the company primarily manufactured rifles and pistols. Immediately after World War II, production gained momentum: in addition to Anson-type side-by-side shotguns, the company began producing over-and-under shotguns, interchangeable barrels for other brands, and—even more surprisingly—in the mid-1950s, air rifles and 9 mm Flaubert carbines.

The 1970s confirmed FABARM’s industrial scale with an expansion of its product range. In addition to over-and-under shotguns—led by the STL, which has won several world championships—and four-barrel side-by-side shotguns, which are world leaders in live pigeon shooting, the lineup now includes pump-action shotguns and, above all, the semi-automatic ELLEGI with its gas-operated system. The ELLEGI, a lightweight firearm with an ERGAL 55 frame, has been a huge success in Europe and has made FABARM one of the few companies to master the technology of semi-automatic reloading.

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