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 The history of the ZOLI family blends with the history of the Valtrompia region and its gunmaking tradition. Records show ZOLI ancestors building locks back in 1490 and complete firearms not long after that. Giovanni Zoli signed a flint lock pistol around 1850 and the gun is now treasured in the private family collection. Zoli Antonio s.r.l. as it is today was founded immediately after World War II by Antonio Zoli. The founder started a business which would have made his own name and company brand famous throughout the world. The company started making hammer side by side shotguns, Anson-type over and under shotguns and Holland & Holland-type side by side shotguns. At the end of the 50s ZOLI introduced Anson-type over and under shotguns and H&H over and under shotguns with Merkel-type locking systems. In the early 60s the ZOLI brand was known and appreciated in every market not only for the quality but also the uniqueness of the guns produced which could be told apart from the most traditional Italian products available at the time.The production of shotgun/rifle combination guns and express rifles that ZOLI earned the reputation of quality and precision it has been known for ever since. ZOLI was the first Italian company to produce combination guns and rifles which could compete with products made by famous Austrian and German makers and be appreciated by customers all over Europe. ZOLI was the first Italian company to make a bolt action rifle capitalizing on the experience made building thousands of rifled bore guns. In the early 90s ZOLI success was so big and the sales network was expanding so fast that the company decided to design and engineer a Drilling model called MG-92. The ZOLI is the only three-barrel (two smooth barrel and one rifled) drilling ever manufactured in Italy. ZOLI strategically decided to upgrade its offer and provide every gun with the technical features which used to be typical only of high quality firearms produced in small volumes. It is with this new range of products that ZOLI entered the new millennium and the response from old and new customers have proved us right. Production methods have dramatically changed over the last 60 years. Most traditional machines have been replaced with technologically advanced CNC pieces of equipment which give our skilled gunmakers more time and freedom to work as finishers. After 60 years ZOLI is known as one of the very few companies that can offer a wide range of high quality products designed, engineered and manufactured mainly in house.
Antonio Zoli, Italy - USA - Canada
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