1978 headquarters eccleshall staffordshire key people tony belas don lownes jim phillips ken gibbon mike seddon products air rifle website www.daystate.com daystate is a manufacturer of air rifles based in eccleshall staffordshire in the united kingdom . contents 1 history 2 product lines 2.1 current models 2.2 past models 3 references history edit the enterprise was founded in 1978 by don lowndes jim phillips ken gibbon and mike seddon with the aim of making tranquilliser 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 1980 s 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 5 core products with various options in terms of calibre stock and finish . current models edit pulsar air ranger air wolf huntsman mk4 wolverine past models edit harrier harrier x lr90 merlyn mk3 ph6 wolverine x2 grand prix 2000 qc huntsman ftr 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 . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title daystate & oldid 725888228 categories pneumatic weaponshunting equipment navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 18 june 2016 at 14 34 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view