F.lli Rizzini

In the decade from 1961 to 1971, a small company called Zoli & F.lli Rizzini appeared on the international arms market. The production was mid-range even if in reality the weapons that bore his brand soon became famous for robustness and reliability. This brilliant reality was born from the collaboration of five brothers and a childhood friend. The friend's name was Rinaldo Zoli, the brothers were the ones who in the following decades would become famous as the Rizzini Brothers. When in the early 70s, Rinaldo decided to retire, the Rizzini family set up their own business and shortly thereafter founded the Rizzini Brothers. From the beginning there was a clear intention to revolutionize what had been done in previous years and Guido's primary goal became to increase the quality of his shotguns. All efforts were concentrated in this direction and, since two of the brothers were unable to adapt to the new needs, the staff of Fratelli Rizzini was soon reduced to three brothers plus a worker. Gradual but constant mechanical and aesthetic innovations allowed the company to differentiate its shotguns from all those produced until then in the Gardone V.T. area, where they are still made along the lines of the English ones. The evolution reached its peak when, towards the end of the 70s, Guido invented the single trigger, the lock and the ejector that became the soul of his weapons and the hallmark of a product that could finally be defined as Italian in all respects. In recent decades, the company has evolved further with the acquisition of increasingly sophisticated machinery, innovative processes and the introduction of new models including express and, today, the brand new over-and-under.