Daystate
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| Company type | Private Limited |
|---|---|
| Industry | Sporting, Hunting |
| Founded | 1978 |
| Headquarters | Eccleshall, Staffordshire |
Key people | Mauro Marocchi, Gianbattista Sabatti, Rachel Eyre |
| Products | Air rifle |
| Website | www.daystate.com |
Daystate is a British manufacturer of air rifles based in Eccleshall, Staffordshire.
History
[edit]The enterprise was founded in 1978 by Don Lowndes, Jim Phillips, Ken Gibbon and Mike Seddon with the aim of making tranquillizer guns for pest control purposes. The first product was the Air Ranger.[1]
In 1980, Daystate was commissioned by Rentokil to manufacture a small bore rifle for pest control, this model was named the Huntsman and is in manufacture until today.[2]
In the mid-1980s, Daystate was building PCP air rifles for the general public, at this time all rifles were built by hand.[3]
Product Lines
[edit]Daystate currently produce 9 core products with various options in terms of caliber, stock and finish.
Current Models
[edit]- Pulsar (replaced by delta wolf)
- Wolverine2
- Wolverine R
- Renegade R
- HR Huntsman Regal
- Huntsman Revere
- Griffin
- Tsar
- Red Wolf
- Delta Wolf
Past Models
[edit]- CR-94
- CR-97 and SE
- CR-X SE and ST
- Harrier and SE
- Harrier X
- LR90
- Merlyn
- MK4
- MK3
- PH6
- Wolverine
- X2
- Mirage
- Grand Prix
- 2000
- QC
Huntsman Regal
- Huntsman FTR
- Competa target pistol
- Airwolf CDT
- Airwolf MCT
- Air Ranger
References
[edit]- ^ "The Daystate Saga – Part 1 Getting started". Pyramyd Air. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
- ^ ""Huntsman Regal // Retro Styling in a modern sporter guise"". Daystate. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ^ "Pneumatic Masters". Airgun Shooter. Retrieved 15 August 2014.