Caesar Guerini

Giorgio and Antonio Guerini set out to make shotguns inspired by English craftsmanship and produced entirely in Italy.² Their plans took shape in 2000 in the Trompia Valley, in the Brescia area.³ The brothers began in a small facility at Marcheno.⁴ Production started there in 2001 with 12- and 20-bore over-and-unders and the Roman MMI semi-automatic.⁴

At first Fabarm held part of Caesar Guerini’s capital.⁵ Antonio Sala, then associated with Fabarm, helped the brothers set the new company’s objectives and strategy.⁵ In 2002 the brothers formed Caesar Guerini USA with Wesley Lang, and their first guns reached the American market in 2003.^{6, 7}

Caesar Guerini opened its new headquarters in 2006, with more than 2,000 square metres over two floors.⁸ Firearm testing and ballistic studies take place in an underground area.⁸ The ground floor houses machining and dimensional inspection; the upper floor holds assembly, offices, the security vault and an exhibition room.⁹ The company’s address is Via Canossi 18F, Marcheno, Brescia.¹⁰

In 2008 the Guerini brothers bought Fabarm’s remaining stake in Caesar Guerini.¹¹ They acquired 50% of Fabarm in 2011, and in December 2015 Caesar Guerini became its sole shareholder.^{12, 13} The maker describes the consolidation as strengthening organisational, commercial and production cooperation.¹⁴ Wesley Lang describes the American and Italian Caesar Guerini operations as working as one company.¹⁵ Syren draws models from both the Guerini and Fabarm ranges.¹⁶