references but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations . please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations . september 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message fiocchi munizioni type private industry firearms founded lecco italy july 3 1876 1876 07 03 founder giulio fiocchi headquarters lecco italy italy products ammunition cartridges divisions fiocchi snaps website http www.fiocchigfl.it fiocchi munizioni fiocchi ammunition is one of italy s largest and oldest manufacturers of ammunition . the company s headquarters and main production plant are in via santa barbara in lecco italy . contents 1 history 2 crucial dates in the history of the fiocchi group 3 recent history 4 products 5 see also 6 references 7 external links history edit fiocchi munizioni was founded on 3 july 1876 in lecco italy by accountant giulio fiocchi . in 1876 giulio fiocchi took over the ammunition production part of a weapon and ammunition company already based in lecco which produced small caliber ammunition . citation needed a fiocchi cal . 12 gauge . at that time a radical change was introduced in firearms the newly developed breech loader replaced the traditional muzzle loader . fiocchi started manufacturing cases with primers suitable for reloading ; in the early 1890s production was extended to complete cartridges loaded with bullets or shot . at the same time fiocchi gave up the production of black powder as it was no longer profitable . at the beginning of 20th century fiocchi introduced a product diversification and successfully entered a new field of activity snaps made using scraps left after cartridge production . this brought to the creation of fiocchi snaps in 1903 . snaps business assumed an important role to counterbalance the trend of the ammunition market and at the end of 80 s was so attractive that upon fiocchi s decision to focus on ammunition as its core business the snaps factory was taken over by the european leader in this field . during its long life fiocchi has manufactured all kinds of ammunition from pinfire shotshells and cartridges to all kinds of cartridges and cases both rimfire and centrefire . crucial dates in the history of the fiocchi group edit 1876 year of foundation 1877 start of ammunition production 1903 product diversification snaps 1930 beginning of export 1940 development of social policy in the territory of lecco 1945 bombing of the plant in lecco 1946 re building of the plant 1970 attack on the european markets 1980 start of .22 super match production 1985 new quality inspection unit 1985 start of leadless primers production 1989 nato qualification of the cartridge 9 mm parabellum 1990 impulse to world market expansion 1990 quality system certificate in accordance with the stardands nato aqap 1 1991 start of production of ammunition with frangible bullets 1993 new loading department for .22 cartridges 1994 new flexible manufacturing line for centerfire ammunition 1994 automatization line for cases production 1995 new line of products official clay shooting cartridges 1996 new line of spas mil and law enforcement ammunition 1999 new line of hunting cartridges 1999 nato qualification of the cartridges 5 56 mm ball 2003 environment management system certificate in accordance with the standards uni en iso 14001 1996 2003 quality management system certificate in accordance with the standards uni en iso 9001 2000 recent history edit fiocchi munizioni makes small gauge ammunition and offers a wide range of products . its presence and production sites are also in the united states and in hungary . in 2008 fiocchi uk was opened in great britain . according to a recent interview with carlo fiocchi the head of fiocchi america more than 75 % of the ammunition sold by fiocchi in the united states is also manufactured in the united states at fiocchi america s production facility in ozark missouri . 1 specifically fiocchi america s composition of u.s. ammo manufacturing and sales according to the interview is as follows 95 % of the center fire rifle ammunition which accounts for 15 % of fiocchi s u.s. sales 75 % of center fire pistol ammunition which accounts for 35 % of fiocchi s u.s. sales 100 % of shotshells which accounts for 35 % of fiocchi s u.s. sales 0 % of rimfire ammunition which account for 15 % of fiocchi s u.s. sales along with components qualifications and certifications of prestige attest the level of quality achieved by the company nato aqap 110 certification iso 14001 1996 certification of the environment management system uni en iso 9001 2000 certification of the quality management system . furthermore fiocchi shooting cartridges have contributed to several world cups and olympic triumphs as the games in athens in 2004 as well as in those in beijing in 2008 . citation needed in 2011 newly developed 12ga shot shells filled with chemical tracer cyalume in which allows the shooter to see where the shots are going and will greatly help in the training of sporting clays . the tracer shots are non toxic and biodegradable and packaged in a sealed metal can in fiocchi s line of canned heat ammunition . the canned heat line of ammunition allows a greater shelf life and maintaining quality of the ammo throughout shipping retail shelf and consumer handling . fiocchi munizioni is still entirely owned by private capital heading to the fiocchi family . products edit fiocchi s product range includes clay target hunting centrefire .22 blank and flobert special law enforcement ammunition for vintage or antique firearms canned heat ammunition packaged in a sealed metal cans . see also edit italy portal companies portal list of italian companies references edit carlo fiocchi interview http www.fiocchiusa.com.foahost.arvixevps.com foa cms news.aspx external links edit fiocchi munizioni s.p.a. website fiocchi of america inc. website nike fiocchi sporting ammunitions ltd. website a visit with carlo fiocchi of 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