hatfield ml

[shortwave]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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