The DuBiel Arms Company was established in 1975 by Joseph T. DuBiel and John Tyson in
Sherman, Texas
Sherman is a U.S. city in and the county seat of Grayson County, Texas. The city's population in 2020 was 43,645. It is one of the two principal cities in the Sherman–Denison metropolitan statistical area, and it is part of the Texoma region o ...
, United States. The company produced premium centerfire bolt-action rifles, manufactured in the US with emphasis on the use of high-quality materials and master-craftmanship. The company ceased operations in the late 1980s. The largest collection of DuBiel rifles today is in the collection of the
Cody Firearms Museum of the
Buffalo Bill Historical Center
The Buffalo Bill Center of the West, formerly known as the Buffalo Bill Historical Center, is a complex of five museums and a research library featuring art and artifacts of the American West located in Cody, Wyoming. The five museums include the ...
in
Cody, Wyoming
Cody is a city in Northwest Wyoming and the seat of government of Park County, Wyoming, United States. It is named after Colonel William Frederick " Buffalo Bill" Cody for his part in the founding of Cody in 1896.
The population was 10,066 at ...
.
Patented DuBiel actions
DuBiel rifles were constructed using patented DuBiel actions, which featured a five lug bolt locking mechanism resulting in a 36 degree bolt rotation. The short rotation produced the fastest bolt-action rifle available at the time. The actions were produced in three lengths, both right and left hand configurations.
Patents
United States Patent No. 4152855 Dated May 1979, Inventors: DuBiel, Joseph T. (Sherman, TX, US) and Tyson, John P. (Denison, TX, US)
References
* DuBiel Arms Company Brochure 1977
External links
manufacturers, importers and wholesalers. shooting industry. (1990 Buyer's Guide)
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Firearm manufacturers of the United States
Defunct firearms manufacturers
Manufacturing companies established in 1975
Privately held companies based in Texas
Defunct manufacturing companies based in Texas