Chiappa Firearms began in 1958, when Ezechiele (Oscar) Chiappa opened his company and called it Armi Sport. Initially an artisanal workshop, the company has grown to become an industrial group, still entirely owned by the Chiappa family. Chiappa brands now include Chiappa Firearms S.r.l. (defense, sporting and replica firearms), Kimar (blank and signal guns), ACP (training systems), Costa S.r.l. (surface treatment of metals) and Chiappa Firearms USA, Ltd. (USA distribution center). Chiappa Firearms wide range of products include replicas of American historical weapons and muzzleloaders, lever action shotguns and rifles, handguns and rifles in .17 and .22 rimfire, sporting and self defense handguns such as the famous Rhino, signal guns and air guns. As a direct result of the optimization of the manufacturing process, all Chiappa products are an excellent value. Chiappa Firearms is a rapidly developing, constantly evolving company with a great capacity to innovate with flexibility and dynamism, allowing Chiappa Firearms to spread sales in 62 countries, capable of competing with the biggest companies in the world.