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Encyclopedia > Taurus (manufacturer)
Taurus Firearms
Type Firearms Manufacturer
Founded Unknown
Headquarters Porto Alegre, Brazil
Key people Unknown
Industry Firearms
Products Pistols, Revolvers , rifles
Revenue Unknown
Parent Unknown
Website www.taurususa.com
Taurus-PT24/7 (polymer-frame)
Taurus-PT24/7 (polymer-frame)
Taurus Tracker
Taurus Tracker
PT111 9mm

Forjas Taurus S/A (Taurus Forge) is a manufacturing conglomerate based in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Beginning as a tool and die manufacturer, the company now consists of divisions focusing on firearms, metals manufacturing, plastics, body armor, helmets, and civil construction. Taurus is now well-known in the U.S. for making inexpensive copies – often modified – of handguns originally produced by other firearms manufacturers. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A firearm is a kinetic energy weapon that fires either a single or multiple projectiles propelled at high velocity by the gases produced by action of the rapid confined burning of a propellant. ... A pistol is a usually small, projectile weapon, normally fired with one hand. ... Revolver is also a rock-and-roll album by The Beatles. ... A rifle is any long gun which has a rifled barrel. ... Revenue is a U.S. business term for the amount of money that a company earns from its activities in a given period, mostly from sales of products and/or services to customers. ... A holding company is a company that owns enough voting stock in another firm to control management and operations by influencing or electing its board of directors. ... A Web site (or colloquially, Website) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on a Web server, usually accessible via the Internet or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML, that is almost always accessible via HTTP... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2430x1767, 361 KB) Work by Rama File links The following pages link to this file: Taurus (manufacturer) Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or digitize it. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2430x1767, 361 KB) Work by Rama File links The following pages link to this file: Taurus (manufacturer) Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or digitize it. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2289x1209, 412 KB) Work by Rama File links The following pages link to this file: Taurus (manufacturer) Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or digitize it. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2289x1209, 412 KB) Work by Rama File links The following pages link to this file: Taurus (manufacturer) Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or digitize it. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2592 × 1944 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2592 × 1944 pixel, file size: 1. ... Nickname: Coordinates: Country Brazil Region South State Rio Grande do Sul Government  - Mayor José Fogaça (PPS) Area  - City 496. ... A Browning 9 millimeter Hi-Power Ordnance pistol of the French Navy, 19th century, using a Percussion cap mechanism Derringers were small and easily hidden. ...


Taurus produced its first revolver, the Model 38101SO, in 1941 and began exporting its revolvers to the U.S. market in 1968 through a series of importers. rEVOLVEr (2004) is the fourth studio album release by Swedish thrash metal band The Haunted. ...


In 1970, the Bangor Punta Corporation, then the parent company of Smith & Wesson, purchased 54 percent of Forjas Taurus, allowing the two firearms manufacturers to easily share information regarding design and manufacturing. In 1977, Taurus was purchased from Bangor Punta by its current owners, and its ties to Smith & Wesson were severed. Smith & Wesson NASDAQ: SWHC are the largest manufacturers of handguns in the United States. ...


In 1980, after Italian arms manufacturer Beretta had completed its contracts to produce firearms for Brazil's military, Taurus purchased Beretta's São Paulo manufacturing plant along with the tooling, technical drawings, and work force necessary to produce several different pistol designs. Logo of Pietro Beretta This article is about a firearm manufacturer; for the car, see Chevrolet Beretta. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

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In order to more effectively tap the U.S. market, the company created a subsidiary, Taurus International Manufacturing Incorporated, also known as Taurus USA, in 1984. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixels Full resolution (1152 × 864 pixel, file size: 161 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) This image has been (or is hereby) released into the public domain by its creator, SXT40. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixels Full resolution (1152 × 864 pixel, file size: 161 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) This image has been (or is hereby) released into the public domain by its creator, SXT40. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from...


One of Taurus's most successful handguns has been its PT92, a model similar to Beretta's model 92 line, but with the addition of an ambidextrous frame safety, rather than the Beretta's slide-mounted safety (see article on Beretta 92 for a list of differences). Taurus also manufactures the famous Raging Bull revolver. The most recent addition to the Taurus pistol lineup is a copy of the Colt 1911 .45ACP pistol, the PT1911. This slightly redesigned 1911 features an ambidextrous slide safety as well as a key lock safety system to prevent unauthorized usage. Initial sales of the PT1911 have been very successful, with many dealers being unable to keep the item in stock. The Taurus PT92 is a double action/single action, 9mm Luger, double column magazine, semi-automatic, short recoil action pistol manufactured by Taurus in the former Beretta factory in São Paulo, Brazil. ... The Beretta 92 (also Beretta 96 and Beretta 98) is a series of semi-automatic pistols designed and manufactured by Beretta of Italy. ... The Beretta 92 (also Beretta 96 and Beretta 98) is a series of semi-automatic pistols designed and manufactured by Beretta of Italy. ... The Raging Bull is a revolver manufactured by the Brazilian Taurus International firearm company. ... The M1911 is a single-action, semiautomatic handgun chambered for the . ...


Current product line includes steel-frame pistols, polymer-frame pistols (Millennium, PT 24/7, others), revolvers and law enforcement weapons (submachine guns and rifles), the latter intended for the domestic market. The Taurus PT 24/7 is a semi-automatic pistol that is manufactured by Taurus. ...


Spree killer Andrew Cunanan used a Taurus during his rampage in 1997. Andrew Phillip Cunanan (August 31, 1969 – July 23, 1997) was a Filipino-American[1] spree killer who murdered five people, including Gianni Versace, in a cross-country journey during a three-month period in 1997, ending with Cunanans suicide, at the age of 27. ...


Other Brazilian firearms

(external links in Portuguese)


IMBEL (Indústria de Material Bélico) - Produces weaponry, ammunition and assorted equipment to the Brazilian Army


Rossi - Manufactures shotguns, short rifles and revolvers


CBC (Companhia Brasileira de Cartuchos) - Originally an ammunition factory, now manufactures shotguns, small-caliber, short rifles and pneumatic guns. Air guns are weapons that propel a bullet using compressed air or another gas, possibly liquefied. ...


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