Hatfield Rifle

[Stoney]

Can anyone give me a history on the now defunct Hatfield company. I just picked up a Hatfield squirrel rifle on Gunbroker.com and would like to know more about Hatfield.

If you wish to see the rifle, the Auction # is 14075939

 

[Hkmp5sd]

An old article from Inc. Magazine

The Real Hatfield: Profile of a gun maker who relies on the latest manufacturing techniques to produce quality crafted guns.

 

[Stoney]

Thanks HK, good article, I wonder what happend to the company, From the article it sounded like things were going very well.

 

[cornbread2]

I bought a .50 percussion Hatfield in 1990.

It had a nice curly maple stock and a Green Mountian barrel.

The lock was junk.

Later they started using a much better quality lock.

I converted it to flint about 5 years ago and it is still my favorite muzzleloader.

 

[Stoney]

Cornbread, 1990 must have been one of there early production rifles, the article from HK was done around that time. Hope my new one turns out OK. Converting to a flintlock may be something I will try, I don't have any flint's yet.

 

[Mike Irwin]

I DESPERATELY wanted one of their squirrle rifles in .36 caliber... Never got it.

 

[4v50 Gary]

Before I started taking blackpowder gun building classes, I ordered a rifle from them too. They went under and I went to gun building classes.

 

[DVNovum]

You might try contacting Ted Hatfield through the NRA. He is an executive editor in their publication department now.

 

[Stoney]

Thanks DVNovum, I would like to find out what the total production of rifles was. BTW, I have purchased a second rifle now, it looks to be Hawkin style and also is 50 cal. The maple stock is incredible. Did they ever produce a pistol.?