Davide Pedersoli (1924–1996) set up the company in 1957 to make hunting shotguns: over-and-unders to its own patent and side-by-sides. In 1960 it also began making muzzleloaders and powder flasks, and within ten years muzzleloading had taken over the rest of the business. In 1973 the company stopped making conventional hunting shotguns to concentrate solely on historical reproductions and their accessories.

The decisive move came in 1982, when it opened its own departments for every wooden and metal part. Today barrels and stocks leave its two main workshops; small mechanical parts, screws and powder flasks come from its numerical-control shops; and polishing, assembly and storage are also its own. The company sums it up in one line: every component needed to assemble a firearm is made in-house.

Accessories have their own company, U.S.A. —Universal Special Accessories—, created for them. It produces the brushes, moulds, peep sights and powder flasks that occupy most of this catalogue: several accessories and consumables arrive for every firearm.

Quality control includes ultrasound of the barrel material and strength, hardness and dimensional tests. Italian law then requires every firearm —muzzleloaders included— to pass the Banco Nazionale di Prova high-pressure proof in Gardone Val Trompia under C.I.P. rules. The company also maintains an indoor shooting tunnel to test prototypes and accuracy.

The company itself totals the results family by family: Mortimer has 40 world gold medals and six world records; the Württembergischen 1857 has fourteen golds and three records; the Le Page duelling pistol has eighteen golds.

It remains a family business, run by Pierangelo Pedersoli and his brother-in-law Giovanni, with the third generation in training. In August 2024 the Italian competition authority awarded it a “two stars +” legality rating.