What Baschieri & Pellagri does

Baschieri & Pellagri is a privately held Italian manufacturer of gunpowder, cartridges, plastic wads and cartridge cases, headquartered in Bologna and founded in 1985 by Settimio Baschieri and Guido Pellagri. The company produces ammunition and propellant components under its proprietary Gordon System cartridge loading technology, serving the hunting and clay shooting (sporting) end-markets. With 101-250 employees, it operates as a mid-sized specialty industrial firm in a highly regulated sector.

The firm's product portfolio centers on four integrated manufacturing lines — gunpowder, finished cartridges, plastic wads, and cartridge cases — produced under the Gordon System, which the company characterizes as an innovative cartridge loading process. The business model is industrial B2B/B2C hybrid: manufactured physical goods are sold into sporting goods distribution channels serving hunters and competitive shooters in Italy and, presumably, broader European markets, though no specific geographic revenue split is disclosed.

Revenue mechanics are not publicly disclosed. The only capital event referenced is a 2016 EISMEA instrument of approximately $55,832, which is consistent with EU SME support rather than growth equity. There is no disclosed customer concentration, no pricing model visibility, no distributor or OEM partner list, and no product-level margin data in the source material — a significant information gap for an investment assessment.

Name

Baschieri & Pellagri

Legal name

Baschieri & Pellagri

Website

https://baschieri-pellagri.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Baschieri & Pellagri is an Italian manufacturer, founded in 1985 in Bologna, that produces gunpowder, cartridges, plastic wads and cartridge cases under its proprietary Gordon System for the hunting and clay shooting markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hunting and Sporting Ammunition Manufacturing

NAICS

Small Arms Ammunition Manufacturing (332992), Small Arms, Ordnance, and Ordnance Accessories Manufacturing (332994)

SIC

Ordnance & Accessories, (No Vehicles/Guided Missiles) (3480)

akta.pro primary industry

Ammunition Manufacturing (Small-, Medium- & Large-Caliber) (IMABAHAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Ordnance Components & Subassemblies (Casings, Liners, Guidance Sections) (IMABAHAL)

Keywords

• Shotshell cartridges
• Hunting ammunition
• Gunpowder manufacturing
• Cartridge components
• Shooting sports supplies

Headquarters

HQ city

Bologna

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Core offering

Baschieri & Pellagri manufactures gunpowder, cartridges, plastic wads, and cartridge cases for hunting and shooting sports applications. The company employs its proprietary Gordon System, an innovative shotshell loading technology, to produce its ammunition components and finished cartridges.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Gunpowder
• Cartridges (shotshells)
• Plastic wads
• Cartridge cases

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves1 record

Direct peers

• Rottweil (RUAG): German shotgun cartridge brand under RUAG Ammotec, producing hunting and sport shotgun shells with similar component-level capabilities (wads, cases, loaded rounds).
• Eley Hawk: UK-based shotgun cartridge and components manufacturer serving clay shooting and hunting; directly comparable niche European specialty ammunition producer.
• Fiocchi Munizioni: Italian shotgun and rifle ammunition manufacturer also based in the broader Lombardy region; competes directly with Baschieri & Pellagri across hunting, sporting, and law enforcement cartridge categories using comparable vertical integration from components to finished rounds.
• RC4 (Rio Royal) / RIO Ammunition: Spanish shotgun cartridge maker serving European, Latin American, and US hunting markets; comparable niche competitor in hunting and sport shotgun ammunition.
• Cheddite: Italian-owned (Cheddite Italia) manufacturer of shotgun cartridges, primers, and components; directly comparable as a vertically integrated European small-caliber ammunition producer.
• Nobel Sport: French manufacturer of shotgun cartridges and components, serving the same European hunting and clay-shooting markets with a comparable product breadth of cartridges, wads, and powders.

Broad incumbents

• Lapua (Nammo): European precision ammunition producer within Nammo group; comparable in propellant and cartridge expertise though more focused on precision rifle than shotgun markets.
• Federal Premium (Vista Outdoor): Large US-based ammunition manufacturer with shotgun, rifle, and components lines; competes in the same hunting/sporting cartridge market but at significantly greater scale and category breadth.
• Winchester Ammunition: Global ammunition major offering shotgun shells alongside rifle, handgun, and rimfire products; comparable shotgun-cartridge category but with vastly broader portfolio and scale.

Others

• Beretta: Italian firearms manufacturer that also produces branded shotgun cartridges and is a natural OEM/distribution partner; adjacent rather than direct competitor since its core is firearms rather than ammunition.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/bp_italia

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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