Private company

FN Browning Group

Logo: Herstal Group, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

Belgian arms manufacturer

The FN Browning Group, formerly known as the Herstal Group, is the parent company of the small arms manufacturers FN Herstal and Browning Arms Company, which market the Browning, Winchester and FN brands. It is headquartered in Liège, Belgium with offices in the United States, the United Kingdom, Finland, Portugal and France.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1889Founded1
  • HeadquartersHerstal1
  • Websitefnbrowninggroup.com
  • Legal formPublic limited company (Belgium)1
  • LEI254900EBUSNLPUWD3Z403
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressVoie de Liege 33, 4040 Herstal, Belgium3
  • Registered withFederal Public Service Economy (Ministry of Economy), 04443403703

The FN Browning Group, formerly known as the Herstal Group, is the parent company of the small arms manufacturers FN Herstal and Browning Arms Company, which market the Browning, Winchester and FN brands. It is headquartered in Liège, Belgium with offices in the United States, the United Kingdom, Finland, Portugal and France.2

Corporate structure

FN Browning Group sits at the top of its group. 12 entities, 4 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • FN Browning Group Herstal, Belgium
    • Browning Arms Company Subsidiary · Morgan, Utah, United States
    • FN Herstal Subsidiary · Herstal
    • Winchester Repeating Arms Company Subsidiary · New Haven
    • CHEDDITE ITALY S.R.L. Subsidiary · Livorno, Italy
      • RC EXIMPORT - S.R.L. Subsidiary · Forli', Italy
    • HERSTAL GROUP SERVICES Subsidiary · Herstal, Belgium
    • NOBEL SPORT ITALIA S.R.L. Subsidiary · Milano, Italy
    • NOBEL SPORT MARTIGNONI S.P.A. Subsidiary · Milano, Italy
    • SOFISPORT Subsidiary · Paris, France
    • TEAM ITALIA S.R.L. Subsidiary · Milano, Italy

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.

Products and brands

  • firearm

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

  • Wallonia

Subsidiaries

From Wikidata.1

Former names

  • Herstal Groupuntil Jun 17, 20241

Timeline

  1. 1889Founded Founded1

Sources

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