Firearms manufacturer | |
Industry | Firearms |
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Founder | Luigi Franchi |
Headquarters | |
Products | Shotguns, rifles |
Parent | Beretta Holding |
Llama was born in Spain over 100 years ago but now resides in the Philippines. Despite the new address, all the Spanish traditions and heritage are still part of the brand. Quality workmanship and durability are hallmarks of all Llama products. And so is a sense of uniqueness.
Luigi Franchi S.p.A. (Italian pronunciation: [luˈiːdʒi ˈfraŋki]) is an Italian manufacturer of firearms, a division of Beretta Holding.
Franchi products include the military SPAS-12 and SPAS-15 and the sporting-type long-recoil action AL-48. Franchi manufactures over and under, and semi-automatic shotguns.
Franchi remained a family business since its founding until 1987, when it was acquired by the industrial conglomerate Socimi, based in Milan; with the bankruptcy of Socimi in 1993, Franchi was acquired by Beretta Holding which is the current owner.
Detectives have made a fresh appeal for witnesses after five guns from James Bond films were stolen from a property in London.
Police have also released CCTV of a vehicle that was parked near to the scene of the crime and appeared to be 'carrying out reconnaissance in the area'.
This vehicle has been identified as a silver Vauxhall Meriva.
Officers were called to reports of a burglary in progress at a house in Enfield at 8pm on 23 March.
The suspects were disturbed by neighbours and left the scene before officers arrived.
They are thought to have jumped from an open window before fleeing in a silver vehicle.
Officers carried out inquiries and established the suspects had broken into the back of the premises and made off with five deactivated firearms.
One of the firearms - a yellow-handed Llama pistol - was subsequently recovered by a member of the public in a field near to Roydon Railway Station in Essex in April.
All the weapons had been used as props in various James Bond films.
The stolen weapons are described as:
The suspects are described as three white men with eastern European accents.
They were all wearing dark clothing and face-coverings.
No arrests have been made.
Inquiries to locate the four outstanding firearms are ongoing.
Police have appealed for witnesses following the release of new information on the BBC show Crimewatch.
Detective Inspector Paul Ridley, from North Area CID, is investigating the burglary.
He said: 'It has now been six months since the burglary and only one of the firearms has been recovered.
'Sadly, this has been severely rusted due to being exposed to the elements outdoors and its integrity destroyed.
'We now have images of a vehicle that was parked near to the scene of the crime and appears to be carrying out reconnaissance in the area.
'In scenes reminiscent of a James Bond movie you can even see the flash of a camera from the occupant engaged in the surveillance. I believe these individuals were involved in the crime, it was only a matter of minutes prior to the raid.
'The firearms which were stolen are very distinctive and will almost certainly be recognised by the public and anyone who is offered them for sale.'
Anyone with information that could assist the investigation is asked to call police on 101, quoting CAD 5890/23Mar. Alternatively tweet @Met_CC or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.