Private company

Benelli Armi

Logo: Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

Italian firearms manufacturer

Benelli Armi S.p.A. is an Italian firearm manufacturer located in Urbino, Marche, Italy. Founded in 1967 as an offshoot of the Benelli motorcycle factory that sold motorcycles through Montgomery Ward, Benelli and Benelli USA have been owned by Pietro Beretta SpA since 2000. Benelli is well known for its shotguns popular with military, law enforcement, and civilians alike, especially its "Super 90" line of semi-automatic shotguns produced since 1986.2 It is part of Beretta Holding.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1967Founded1
  • Industryweapons industry1
  • HeadquartersUrbino1
  • Websitebenelli.it
  • Legal formjoint-stock company1
  • LEI8156000842E4EDEA7A983
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressVIA DELLA STAZIONE, 50, 61029 Urbino, Italy3
  • Registered withInfocamere, 006357404183
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Photo: Limoncellista, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons6

Benelli Armi S.p.A. is an Italian firearm manufacturer located in Urbino, Marche, Italy. Founded in 1967 as an offshoot of the Benelli motorcycle factory that sold motorcycles through Montgomery Ward, Benelli and Benelli USA have been owned by Pietro Beretta SpA since 2000. Benelli is well known for its shotguns popular with military, law enforcement, and civilians alike, especially its "Super 90" line of semi-automatic shotguns produced since 1986.2

Corporate structure

Benelli Armi is part of a group headed by UPIFRA S.A.. 12 entities, 4 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • UPIFRA S.A. Luxembourg, Luxembourg
    • Beretta Holding S.A. Subsidiary · 97.75% · Luxembourg, Luxembourg
      • BERETTA INDUSTRIE S.P.A. Gardone Val Trompia, Italy
        • A. Uberti, Srl. Gardone Val Trompia, Italy
        • Benelli Armi Urbino, Italy
          • 2 more
        • MECCANICA DEL SARCA S.P.A. Subsidiary · Dro, Italy
      • HUMBERT CTTS Subsidiary · Veauche, France
        • CHAPUIS ARMES Subsidiary · Saint-Bonnet-Le-Chateau, France
    • ARCE GESTIONI S.P.A. Subsidiary · Gardone Val Trompia, Italy
    • LAND FINANCE CORPORATION Subsidiary · Accokeek, Maryland, United States

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Benelli Armi reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

Products and brands

  • firearm

Listed on Wikidata.1

Shotguns

Many Benelli shotguns utilize an inertia-operated system developed by Bruno Civolani.

The Benelli Super Black Eagle, used by waterfowlers, was one of the first semi-automatic shotguns capable of firing the 2.75-, 3-, and 3.5-inch shotgun shells.

Semi-automatic

121, 121 SL-80, 121-M1 (12- and 20-gauge)

M1 Super 90 (12- and 20-gauge)

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M2 Super 90 (12- and 20-gauge)

M3 Super 90 (12-gauge, hybrid semi-automatic or pump-action)

M4 Super 90 (12-gauge)

Raffaello (12-gauge)

Raffaello CrioComfort (12- and 20-gauge)

Raffaello Crio 28 (28-gauge)

Vinci (12-gauge)

Super Vinci (12-gauge)

Benelli Montefeltro (12- and 20-gauge)

Super Black Eagle I (12-gauge)

Super Black Eagle II (12-gauge)

Super Black Eagle III (12-gauge, 20-gauge)

SuperSport

Ethos (12-, 20-, 28-gauge)

Over-under

828U (12-gauge)

828U Sport (12-gauge)

828U Upland Performance (12-gauge)

Pump-action

Nova (12- and 20-gauge)

Nova tactical

Nova field

Supernova (12-gauge)

Supernova tactical

Rifles

Benelli Argo

Benelli Argo Comfortech

Benelli Argo EL

Benelli Argo Special

Benelli Argo Deluxe

Benelli MR1 (chambered in 5.56×45mm NATO)

Benelli R1

Benelli Lupo

Target pistols

Benelli MP 90S

Benelli MP 95E

Pistols

Benelli B76

Air pistols

Benelli Kite (Variant:Benelli Kite Young)

Submachine guns

Benelli CB M2

From Wikipedia’s article on Benelli Armi, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

  • Beretta Holding

Owners

  • Beretta

Subsidiaries

Parent company (GLEIF)

Ultimate parent

From Wikidata.1 Ownership links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); each one cites its LEI record.

Timeline

  1. Jan 8, 2018Parent Directly consolidated by BERETTA INDUSTRIE S.P.A.3
  2. 1967Founded Founded1

Sources

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