needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . june 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message cbc companhia brasileira de cartuchos type private industry ammunition arms industry founded 1926 founder costabile matarazzo gianicola matarazzo headquarters ribeir o pires s o paulo brazil area served worldwide products ammunition firearms subsidiaries magtech men metallwerk elisenh tte nassau sellier & bellot website cbc companhia brasileira de cartuchos cbc is one of the largest ammunition manufacturers in the world based in ribeir o pires s o paulo brazil . contents 1 overview 2 history 3 magtech 4 firearms 5 production sites 6 group 7 products 8 external links overview edit cbc is one of the largest ammunition manufacturers in the world citation needed with focus in production of small and medium calibers . the company s range of products also include firearms air rifles bullet proof vests and ammunition components such as primers propellants cases and projectiles . cbc exports its products for commercial and law enforcement markets under the brand magtech ammunition . the company has its headquarters and three production facilities in brazil as well as two subsidiaries in europe the companies men in germany and sellier & bellot in czech republic . history edit founded by two italian immigrants costabile and gianicola matarazzo in 1926 to manufacture their own hunting and shooting ammunitions cbc was created in the city of s o paulo brazil and was named fncm f brica nacional de cartuchos e muni es national ammunition and cartridge factory . in 1936 the company was bought by remington arms and imperial chemical industries ici when it was renamed cbc companhia brasileira de cartuchos brazilian cartridge company . since 1979 the company has been privately owned . magtech edit magtech was created in 1990 as the commercial brand of cbc products selling small arms calibers to customers in over 90 countries with products ranging from .22 lr to .500 s & w. firearms edit cbc also produces firearms most notably the mossberg plinkster and a shotgun based on the remington 870 . citation needed production sites edit cbc has three production units in brazil one in the state of s o paulo and two in rio grande do sul . group edit the holding company also owns the german company men metallwerk elisenh tte nassau and czech company sellier & bellot products edit cbc products military 9 19mm 5.56 45mm 7.62 51mm 12.7 99mm .50 bmg 20 102mm 20 110mm 20 128mm 30 113mm sniper1 line 5 56 223 308 7 62 .50 12 7x99 .338 magtech products commercial .25 auto .32 auto .32 s & w .32 s & w long .357 magnum .38 s & w .38 special short .38 special .38 super auto .38 wad cutter .380 auto .40 s & w .44 magnum .44 special .44 40 win .45 auto .45 gap .45 colt .454 casull .500 s & w 9mm luger 9 21mm .223 remington .30 carbine .308 winchester external links edit companhia brasileira de cartuchos in portuguese cbc international website men sellier & bellot retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title companhia brasileira de cartuchos & oldid 713367438 categories firearm manufacturers of brazilcompanies based in s o paulo state defence companies of brazilcompanies established in 1926ammunition manufacturershidden categories articles needing additional references from june 2011all articles needing additional referencesall articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from july 2015 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages portugu s edit links this page was last modified on 3 april 2016 at 16 40 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view