Franco Negrini, National Trap shooter, World Trench champion in 1987 in Spain in Zaragoza and with several European and national podiums, traveling the world with the rifle felt the need to adequately protect his weapons with a resistant case. that could protect the rifle in an absolute way even during long air travels. The wooden cases, in use in those times, often arrived damaged or broken with great risks for the weapons contained in them. Strengthened by his experience and his name, well known in the world of clay pigeon shooting, in 1981 he decided to undertake the activity and began in the home garage to build the first patented cases, suitable for air transport.
The production was initially directed towards the production of cases for rifles, and then expanded towards rifles, pistols, ammunition, bows and accessories, using ABS, a plastic material that combines lightness and strength. What still makes the Negrini suitcase unique today is the particular configuration, the subdivision of the internal compartments obtained from a single piece as well as the quality of the materials chosen, fundamental characteristics for easy and safe transport, a choice that over time will prove to be economical. and winning. Currently the production is always oriented on plastic materials, for the basic line, cases for top-tier shotguns, guns and accessories, Polypropylene is used, a polymer in granules which, by means of special machinery, is hot shaped taking the required shape, in in this case the case is made by tracing exactly the shape of the weapon, consequently without the need for special protections and padding.
For the “luxury” line, Negrini continues to use thermoformed ABS, which is particularly resistant and customizable. The ABS cases are finished internally with padding, fabric or velvet, they generally have a classic shape with spaces as well as for the weapon, for accessories and chokes, externally they can be "naked" with embossed customizations, prints, and in various colors , climbing with the value of the weapons contained are covered in leather or fabric and enriched with the print of the logo of the gun company that commissioned them. In addition to the classic cases in the Negrini production we find those for multi-barrel shotguns, for couples, for rifles with the possibility of housing the optics, particularly voluminous those made for Blaser, where it is possible to carry a shotgun with two barrels, two optics and accessories. All ABS cases are suitable for air transport and have combination locks for both safety and to prevent accidental opening.
In addition to the cases made for gun companies negrini builds a wide selection for all needs that can be purchased directly on the e-commerce www.negrini.com.
Periodically new models are born, which are all patented, among the latest innovations the inclusion of carbon among the materials used for the most demanding customers and the "Slim" box model 16405, very compact, with shoulder strap, which allows the transport of a shotgun with the smallest footprint, only 810 x 175 x 120 mm. A Negrini patent is also the lock of the cheapest boxes with Push & Pull hooks that guarantee perfect closure in maximum safety in an extremely simple way. Also for all the suitcases of the economy series, Negrini offers the standard factory lock with a combination or key lock, which can be replaced at any time and makes the suitcase suitable for transport by plane. Among the customers, as we have said, there are all the main European arms manufacturers, Negrini explains to me that with their product it is difficult to go to overseas markets due to the dimensions and the relative shipping costs.
Currently the production has settled on about 15.000 pieces per day divided into about 400 different models, in turn made in various colors, which include in addition to the cases for the rifles, those for the rifles and the express, the pistols, for the cartridges, accessories, cleaning kits, chokes and a series of cases dedicated to a company that produces knives. Currently Negrini Srl employs about 80 people coordinated and directed by the sons of Franco Negrini, who tries to devote himself more and more to his great passions, hunting and skeet shooting. Elisabetta, who accompanied me on my visit to the company, is the head of administration and finance as well as the IT organization, Graziano is the director of industrialization and the technical study of products, Romano directs production and logistics.
negrini it is a classic example of the Italian genius, where the idea was drawn from a great passion to create a one-of-a-kind reality where productivity and quality go hand in hand.