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Pioneers of hunting success. Since 1898.

BRENNEKE is renowned for groundbreaking innovations in the hunting business: from the first slug to the latest in universal rifle ammunition. Corporate history and family tradition are closely intertwined. The further development of precision hunting ammunition is our personal privilege and responsibility. We are known for true innovative drive made in Germany. We love to share our wealth of experience with you and turn it into your professional hunting success. Generation after generation.

  • 1865

    Birth of Wilhelm Brenneke in Hanover

  • 1895

    Company founded by Wilhelm Brenneke on April 1st, 1895 in Leipzig. Two patents for safety drilling.

  • 1897

    Patenting of alloy jacket bullet.

  • 1898

    First original BRENNEKE shotgun slug

  • 1905

    Ideal Ammunition

  • 1912

    Cal. 8 x 64 S

  • 1917

    Cal. 7 x 64/7 x 65 R BRENNEKE (BU) Advertisement about 1917

  • 1919

    TIG®

  • 1927

    Cal. 9,3 x 64 BRENNEKE

  • 1930

    Sharp Cutting Edge (BU) Historical shooting target

  • 1935

    TUG®

  • 1942

    Shotgun slug with torpedo tail

  • 1943–1974

    Leadership by daughter Elsa Brenneke

  • 1950

    Choke with land/groove-profile

  • 1951

    Relocation to West Berlin and death of Wilhelm Brenneke

  • 1971

    Relocation to Langenhagen

  • 1974–1980

    Management by granddaughter Waltraud Mank 1978: Split into ownership and operating company

  • 1976-1985

    Synthetic tail for shotgun slugs

  • 1980

    Leadership by great-grandson Peter Mank

  • 1995

    Founding of Brenneke of America, L.P. and 100th company anniversary

  • 2001

    RubinSabot, SuperSabot

  • 2003

    TOG®

  • 2006

    Establishment of own rifle cartridge program as a manufacturer with TIG, TUG, TOG, TAG und TUG nature+, BASIC nature

  • 2007

    TAG® (lead-free)

  • 2009

    TIG nature (lead-free)

  • 2010

    TUG nature® (lead-free)

  • 2012

    RubinSabot nature (lead-free) and BASIC

  • 2012

    Basic (Teilmantel) and RubinSabot nature (lead-free) 

  • 2014

    TUG® nature+ (lead-free)

  • 2015

    150. birthday of Wilhelm Brenneke

  • 2016

    Anti-Terror-Slug (ATS®)

  • 2017

    Semi-jacketed bullet 7 mm

  • 2018

    TOPAS Sabot + TOPAS Sabot nature -lead free-

  • 2020

    125th company anniversary

  • 2022

    Self Defense – FLG with KOline®

    Technical development in the field of less lethal Ammunition