Davide Pedersoli Rifles & Firearms

Davide Pedersoli is an Italian firearms manufacturer known for combining traditional gunmaking, historical firearm design and modern precision manufacturing. Founded in 1957 by Davide Pedersoli, the family-operated company has built its reputation around firearms that reach from historically faithful muzzleloading and breechloading designs to modern hunting rifles inspired by classic European and American gunmaking.

The Huckleberry Arms Davide Pedersoli selection begins with one of the company's most interesting modern designs: the Kodiak Survivalist .44 Magnum double rifle. As our Pedersoli inventory expands, this category will remain the home for additional Pedersoli rifles, pistols, muzzleloaders, traditional hunting firearms and related products.

The Kodiak Survivalist — A Modern Interpretation of the Express Rifle

New for 2026, the Pedersoli Kodiak Survivalist takes the traditional side-by-side express-rifle concept and scales it into a compact .44 Remington Magnum hunting rifle.

Instead of attempting to turn the double rifle into another high-capacity repeating firearm, Pedersoli preserves the characteristic advantage of the design: two independently loaded barrels providing an immediately available second shot without cycling a bolt, lever or semiautomatic action.

That concept has served hunters for generations. Pedersoli's modern interpretation combines it with compact dimensions, .44 Magnum chambering, traditional walnut furniture and contemporary provisions for optional optic mounting.

Traditional Gunmaking Without Being Trapped in the Past

Pedersoli is best known for firearms rooted in history, but the company's catalog is considerably broader than simple reproductions. Current production ranges from flintlock and percussion rifles to Sharps-pattern rifles, Rolling Blocks, lever actions, double rifles, hunting rifles and specialty handguns.

The common thread is traditional firearm architecture combined with modern manufacturing methods. Pedersoli uses contemporary CNC machining, CAD/CAM design and internal quality-control systems while preserving materials, lines and operating systems associated with earlier generations of firearms.

More Than Sixty Years of Italian Firearms Manufacturing

Davide Pedersoli founded the company in 1957, initially manufacturing conventional hunting shotguns. Muzzleloading firearm production began in 1960 and eventually became a central part of the company's identity.

By 1982, Pedersoli had developed what it describes as complete production autonomy, manufacturing the wood and metal components required for its muzzleloading and breechloading firearms internally rather than functioning primarily as an assembler of outsourced parts.

The company remains family operated in Gardone Val Trompia, Brescia, Italy, one of the historic centers of the Italian firearms industry.

Historical Reproductions and Modern Hunting Firearms

Pedersoli's catalog spans an unusually wide portion of firearms history. Its products include interpretations and reproductions of American and European military arms, sporting rifles, muzzleloaders, Sharps rifles, Rolling Blocks, lever actions, double rifles and traditional hunting arms.

That depth makes the brand appealing to several different kinds of shooters. A hunter may encounter Pedersoli through the Kodiak or one of its lever-action rifles, while a black-powder shooter, collector or historical enthusiast may know the company for its muzzleloaders, Sharps rifles or military reproductions.

Manufactured and Proofed in Italy

Pedersoli performs extensive manufacturing and quality-control work in-house, including barrel and stock production, machining of mechanical components, assembly and inspection.

The company's quality-control program includes dimensional inspection, hardness and material testing, ultrasonic inspection of barrel materials and functional testing. Completed firearms are also subjected to the applicable proof requirements at the Banco Nazionale di Prova in Gardone Val Trompia under C.I.P. standards.

That combination of traditional firearm design and modern proofing is part of what distinguishes Pedersoli from inexpensive decorative reproductions. These are working firearms built to be shot.

A Brand Worth Building Out

The Kodiak Survivalist may be the beginning of the Huckleberry Arms Pedersoli selection, but it fits into a much larger product family. Future additions can include Pedersoli hunting rifles, double rifles, lever actions, Sharps-pattern rifles, muzzleloaders, pistols and accessories without changing the structure of this manufacturer category.

Whether the appeal is a compact .44 Magnum double rifle, an American buffalo-rifle reproduction or a traditional muzzleloader, Davide Pedersoli occupies an unusual place in the modern firearms market: producing firearms that preserve old mechanical ideas while building them with modern manufacturing technology.