hatfield ml

shortwave · January 5, 2008, 09:16 PM

does anyone have any info on a hatfield m/l? this is a 50cal. caplock but i don`t have any ser.#. don`t know anything about them so all info appreciated. thanks in advance

l.cutler · January 6, 2008, 06:10 AM

I don't know a lot, but here it goes. The early Hatfield rifles were pretty decent quality semi custom guns made in Missouri. The company changed hands a time or two and quality went down. The later ones were simply an Italian made Pedersoli with the Hatfield name. Pedersoli continued to make the same rifle after Hatfield folded, I believe it is there present Frontier or Blue Ridge rifle.

shortwave · January 12, 2008, 04:37 PM

thanks l.cutler. was looking at one at local gunstore. beautiful stock. made the mistake of not getting any info. on rifle so i don`t know how old it was. got home and started thinking about it, went back two days later and it was gone. SNOOZE YOU LOOSE.:

thanks again.

Tom2 · January 12, 2008, 06:05 PM

I have heard bad and good about them. Maybe the bad was from when their quality suffered, but I would feel worse if you missed out on a custom rifle or some unique antique, they made plenty of Hatfields so another will turn up.

shortwave · January 13, 2008, 02:13 PM

thanks tom,as near as i can figure it looked like an hatfield-hawkin but i didn`t know what i was looking at then. can`t seem to find alot of pictures on internet of the hatfield-hawkin or a model called the companion. saw a few pics. of kentucky style made by missouri rifle works. thanks again

January 5, 2008, 09:16 PM	#1
shortwave Senior Member Join Date: December 17, 2007 Location: SOUTHEAST, OHIO Posts: 5,970	hatfield ml does anyone have any info on a hatfield m/l? this is a 50cal. caplock but i don`t have any ser.#. don`t know anything about them so all info appreciated. thanks in advance

January 12, 2008, 06:05 PM	#4
Tom2 Senior Member Join Date: June 23, 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 5,676	I have heard bad and good about them. Maybe the bad was from when their quality suffered, but I would feel worse if you missed out on a custom rifle or some unique antique, they made plenty of Hatfields so another will turn up. __________________ Your gun is like your nose, it is just wrong for someone else to pick it for you!

January 6, 2008, 06:10 AM	#2
l.cutler Senior Member Join Date: October 18, 2005 Posts: 275	I don't know a lot, but here it goes. The early Hatfield rifles were pretty decent quality semi custom guns made in Missouri. The company changed hands a time or two and quality went down. The later ones were simply an Italian made Pedersoli with the Hatfield name. Pedersoli continued to make the same rifle after Hatfield folded, I believe it is there present Frontier or Blue Ridge rifle.

January 12, 2008, 04:37 PM	#3
shortwave Senior Member Join Date: December 17, 2007 Location: SOUTHEAST, OHIO Posts: 5,970	thanks l.cutler. was looking at one at local gunstore. beautiful stock. made the mistake of not getting any info. on rifle so i don`t know how old it was. got home and started thinking about it, went back two days later and it was gone. SNOOZE YOU LOOSE.: thanks again.

January 13, 2008, 02:13 PM	#5
shortwave Senior Member Join Date: December 17, 2007 Location: SOUTHEAST, OHIO Posts: 5,970	thanks tom,as near as i can figure it looked like an hatfield-hawkin but i didn`t know what i was looking at then. can`t seem to find alot of pictures on internet of the hatfield-hawkin or a model called the companion. saw a few pics. of kentucky style made by missouri rifle works. thanks again