"The regione lombardia of northern Italy is home to the finest gun makers. Ever since Leonardo Da Vinci was painting the Mona Lisa firearms have been crafted in the beautiful mountains of Brescia by some of the finest craftsmen in the world. From fine wood, to spectacular finishing, to highly finished and formed steel, to spectacular engineering and receivers and actions, to the most brilliant engraving work in the world, Italian fine shotguns and sporting arms are in a league of their own."