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Luigi Franchi Semi automatic Shotgun
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Franchi started their manufacturing efforts in Brescia, Italy in the mid-1860s. Early semi-automatic Franchi shotguns were built using a Browning gas metering system, but later guns utilize a Benelli intertia recoil system. SN 69501