Founded in 1982, Taurus Holdings, Inc. is a Georgia-based holding company that owns some of the most robust firearms brands currently available on the US Market. Taurus Holdings is owned by the famous publicly Brazilian firm Taurus Armas, S.A. Taurus Armas not only builds the firearms for which it is rightfully renowned, but also an incredible array of globally distributed consumer and industrial products. These brands are Taurus International Manufacturing Inc. (Taurus), Heritage Manufacturing, Inc. (Heritage) and Braztech International, LC (Rossi).