Daystate is a British manufacturer of air rifles based in Eccleshall, Staffordshire. History 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. 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. In the mid-1980s, Daystate was building PCP air rifles for the general public, at this time all rifles were built by hand. Product Lines Daystate currently produce 9 core products with various options in terms of caliber, stock and finish. Current Models Pulsar (replaced by delta wolf) Wolverine2 Wolverine R Renegade R HR Huntsman Regal Huntsman Revere Griffin Tsar Red Wolf Delta Wolf Past Models 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 FTR Competa target pistol Airwolf CDT Airwolf MCT Air Ranger References Pneumatic weapons Hunting equipment