Bernardelli products design, qualty and reliability are highly appreciated worldwide, while prices are competitive. The wide use of forged steel to manufacture frames, actions, slides, monoblocs and pistol barrels assure products the basic contions of top quality and reliability. Side by side shotgun and double rifle barrels are manufactured and assembled without the use of a monobloc, for higher quality. One-piece frame construction is used on shotguns. Shotgun barrels are tapered toward the muzzle for higher ballistic performances. Carefully designed wood-metal inletting is researched to distribute recoil on larger wood surfaces. For their qualities and prestige Bernardelli guns are sought after by authorities and celebrities. The 'Corazzieri' (Cuirassiers), the Italian Presidential Guard, are armed with the smallest Bernardelli pistol. Ernest Hamingway loved to go shooting with Bernardelli doubles and two current lightweith models were named after him.
	Bernardelli Quality
	Forged monoblock for O/U. The Bernardelli guns have always had high performances in sport. World championships and other competitions were winned with them. The most recent ones are 1994 Italian and Spanish Practial Shooting Championships winned with practial VB pistols.