200,000-square-foot
founded in 1939
US plant in 1984
- based in São Leopoldo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Founded as a tool and die forging plant
- 1941 first revolver, the Model 38101SO
- 1968 introduced to U.S. market
- 1971, the Bangor Punta Corporation, then the owner of Smith & Wesson, purchased 54 percent of Forjas Taurus
- 1977 purchased by current owners
- 1980 purchased Beretta’s São Paulo manufacturing plant
with tooling, technical drawings, and work force - 1984 created a subsidiary Taurus USA in Miami, Florida
- 1997 purchased rights & equipment to manufacture Rossi revolvers
- 1999 ISO 9001 manufacturing designation
- 2005 Model PT 1911
- 2006 The Judge
- 2012 purchased Heritage Manufacturing
- 2013 PT-111 Millennium
- 2015 the Curve .380 ACP
- 2017 Spectrum
- 2018 Raging Hunter
- 2019 relocation of its U.S. facility to Bainbridge, Georgia
200,000-square-foot
