Prvi Partizan
Prvi partizan is a Serbian manufacturer of ammunition and handloading components.
The company produces ammunition for civilian and military consumers in a variety of calibers in various loadings. Prvi partizan is one of the few sources of certain unusual cartridges, such as the 8x56mmR used in the M95/30 variant of the Mannlicher M1895, the 7.92×33mm Kurz cartridge used in the StG 44 rifle, and the 7.65×53mm Argentine cartridge. In 2009, the company began manufacturing 8mm Lebel ammunition, becoming the first commercial manufacturer in decades to produce it.
History
The company was founded in 1928 under the name FOMU - Fabrika Oružja i Municije Užice.During World War II the decentralized resistance-run ammunition works run by Tito's partisans was named Prvi Partizan fabrika. This name was retained after the war when it was moved back to the FOMU facility in Užice.
According to the global trade data company Panjiva, Prvi partizan was listed as the third biggest foreign ammunition supplier in the United States market for 2016. The Government of Serbia invested 4 million euros for the new hall construction in 2017.