RWS GmbH

RWS GmbH is one of the leading international manufacturers of small-caliber ammunition, ammunition components and pyrotechnic elements for hunting, sporting and industrial applications as well as for authorities and the military. As an innovation leader in heavy metal-free ignition elements and special applications, over 300 patents testify to the company's creative power, with reliability, safety, precision and environmental compatibility always having the highest priority. In addition to the traditional brand portfolio of the core segment, RWS GmbH also sells firearms and merchandise in order to offer the right equipment for every application. RWS GmbH, founded in 1886 as Rheinisch-Westfälische Sprengstoff-Actien-Gesellschaft, has been part of the Beretta Holding Group since 2022. Around 1500 employees work at the sites in Fürth and Sulzbach-Rosenberg.

Ignition Technology since 1886

RWS GmbH develops and produces top-class ammunition, ammunition components and pyrotechnic elements for hunting and sport, the army and authorities as well as for industrial applications.

• In addition to open primers (Berdan) and primers with anvil (Boxer), RWS develops and manufactures spike primers, friction primers, electric primers, primer pieces, propellant charge igniters, and pyrotechnic actuators are developed and manufactured
• Special pyrotechnic products for user-specific applications
• Extensive portfolio of small-calibre ammunition for police, infantry and military applications
• In addition to the common standard calibres, special or custom calibres for highly specific applications

• Driver of innovation in the field of ignition technology
• Non-toxic lead- and heavy metal-free energetic components
• All components of our own ammunition products, including precursors (except propellant powder), are developed in-house
• Development and production of reduced-pollutant operational ammunition and conventional ammunition
• Fully NATO-qualified