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Hämmerli

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Type
  
Subsidiary

Products
  
Competition firearms

Founder
  
Johann Ulrich Hämmerli

Parent organization
  
Carl Walther GMBH

Headquarters
  
Switzerland

Website
  
Hämmerli Official Site

Founded
  
1863

Hämmerli httpswwwcleaverfirearmscomImagesManufacture

Industry
  
Small Arms manufacturing

Hämmerli is a Swiss manufacturer of firearms aimed mostly at sport shooting, especially Olympic events governed by the International Shooting Sport Federation.

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In 2006, Hämmerli was taken over by Carl Walther GmbH Sportwaffen and they have licensed the Hämmerli brand to Umarex USA.

History

The Hämmerli brand dates back to 1863 when Johann Ulrich Hämmerli founded the company to make rifle barrels for the Swiss Army. From then on, Hämmerli was a manufacturer of superior rifle barrels, firearms, and firearm components. In 1950, Hämmerli produced Olympic rifles that were used to win gold medals at the next four Olympics. In 1966, production began on the famous Standard 208 pistol and over the next 40 years, the Hämmerli brand became synonymous with high end, quality competition rifles and pistols.

Standard and Centre-fire pistols

These pistols are used in 25 m Standard Pistol, 25 m Center-Fire Pistol (center-fire pistol) and 25 m Pistol (sport pistol) events.

  • 208, 208s (discontinued), .22 LR
  • 212 (discontinued), .22 LR,″Jägerschaftspistole″, later modification of the 208
  • 215 (discontinued), .22 LR, less luxurious version of 208
  • 280 (discontinued), .22 LR or .32 S&W Long (Wadcutter)
  • SP20 RRS, .22 LR or .32 S&W Long
  • Trailside, .22 LR, Formerly the SIG/Hämmerli Trailside and is now the Hämmerli/X-esse

    • Free pistol

  • Hammerli 100/102/109 (discontinued), single-shot Martini–Henry type action used in 50 m Pistol event.Inspiration for the famous TOZ 35 free-pistol.
  • 120 (discontinued), single-shot .22 LR pistol used in 50 m Pistol event.
  • 150/152 (discontinued), single-shot .22 LR pistol used in 50 m Pistol event.
  • 160/162 (discontinued), single-shot .22 LR pistol used in 50 m Pistol event.
  • FP10, (discontinued), single-shot .22 LR pistol used in 50 m Pistol event.
  • FP60, (discontinued, now manufactured by Walther) single-shot .22 LR pistol used in 50 m Pistol event.

    • Air pistol

  • Hämmerli 480series (480, 480k and 480k2), .177 caliber pre-charged-pneumatic (PCP) Air pistol used to compete in 10 m Air Pistol events.
  • AP60, .177 caliber pre-charged-pneumatic (PCP) Air pistol used to compete in 10 m Air Pistol events.

    • 300 m rifle

  • S 205, used in 300 m Rifle events and jointly developed with Sauer & Sohn

    • Air rifle

  • AR20, .177 caliber pre-charged-pneumatic (PCP) Air rifle used to compete in 10 m Air Rifle events.

    • References

    Hämmerli Wikipedia
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