Specialties
Gun sales, gunsmithing, locksmithing
History
Established in 1919.
Hampel's Inc., the traditional family owned Michigan company established in 1919, has reached an agreement to sell its guns & gunsmithing business to Meirelles Industries LLC, effective 31st December 2016. The new entity will do business as Hampel's Gun Co. and will continue to operate in the facility located at 104 Mackey Drive, Traverse City, MI.
"Hampel's Inc. has an impeccable reputation and is the oldest firearms retailer in continuous operation in North America. We believe that by combining the profound industry knowledge and extensive customer relationships of Hampel's highly professional staff with our proven track record in marketing and business strategy we have a very robust business," said Rodrigo Meirelles. "We are honored to have been selected by Karl Hampel and the Hampel family to lead Hampel's guns & gunsmithing in its second century of successful operations."
Meet the Business Owner: Rodrigo M.
Rodrigo Meirelles was born in Brazil, in 1969, and raised on the family farm, Fazenda Taboa, in close contact with the outdoors. By his own definition a dreamer and an explorer, Rodrigo was launched at a young age into a journey in search of knowledge that took him across countries and continents, and the world became the fertile ground for his many exploits.
True to the pioneer spirit Rodrigo set himself to explore the world, working and raising a family while maintaining his dreams alive and pursuing his passion for hunting and shooting wherever he goes, having visited and worked in over 70 countries and hunted in four continents.
Rodrigo lives in Traverse City with his wife Maria José, their black lab Tupã and two cats since the spring of 2013. Their children Maria Eduarda, mother of Rodrigo's only competitor, Sylas, and Daniel also live in Michigan and are up here in "God's Country" as often as possible.
