Pardini Arms

Italian sport firearms manufacturer

Pardini Arms

Native name	Pardini Armi Srl
Company type	Private
Industry	Arms industry
Founded	1976
Founder	Giampiero Pardini
Headquarters	Italy
Products	Firearms
Website	www.pardini.it

Pardini Arms is an Italian firearms manufacturer founded in 1976 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.

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

FPE – FPM variant compliant with UK firearms regulation
FPM – target pistol in .22 LR with a compensator
GPR1 – air rifle in .177 caliber
GT9 / GT40 / GT45 – competition pistol in 9mm, .40 S&W and .45 ACP
HP – target pistol in .32 S&W
K10 / K12 – air pistols in .177 caliber
KID – youth air pistol in .177 caliber
SP – target pistol in .22 LR

Gallery

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

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