What I can gather from wiki et al-
The Dubiel name and guns seem to have begun with the work of master gunsmith John Dubiel in the Hoffman Arms shop in Ardmore, OK, sometime in the 1920's. I believe that some guns were produced during that time, either with the DuBiel name on them, or at very least with John's parts in them. John's son Joe Dubiel may have been brought up in this environment, but seems to have started his own company, actually called The DuBiel Arms Company in the 1970's in Sherman, TX, and produced many fine custom rifles and patented components there until sometime in the late 1980's.
I am researching this for a friend, who has inherited a couple DuBiel rifles, so I need to learn more about DuBiel in general, and about these two rifles in specific.
Both rifles appear to be from the 70s-80s Dubiel Arms Company as both barrels bear that stamp and as they have the Thumbhole, Modern Classic style stock, as well as the apparently patented jeweled and chromed bolt bodies. One of them has a bronze colored barrel and receiver and is chambered in 6.5-270, while the other has a gray/pewter colored barrel/receiver and is chambered in 375H&H Mag.
My questions are these:
Where can I get more information about Dubiel Arms and the specific features and quality aspects that they seem to have?
Where can I get more information about whether the serial number scheme tells anything about the date of manufacture and perhaps about the specific model or features possessed by each particular rifle?
Who can I reach out to, to get a fair valuation of these rifles on the current market?
Thanks in advance for any advice.
The Dubiel name and guns seem to have begun with the work of master gunsmith John Dubiel in the Hoffman Arms shop in Ardmore, OK, sometime in the 1920's. I believe that some guns were produced during that time, either with the DuBiel name on them, or at very least with John's parts in them. John's son Joe Dubiel may have been brought up in this environment, but seems to have started his own company, actually called The DuBiel Arms Company in the 1970's in Sherman, TX, and produced many fine custom rifles and patented components there until sometime in the late 1980's.
I am researching this for a friend, who has inherited a couple DuBiel rifles, so I need to learn more about DuBiel in general, and about these two rifles in specific.
Both rifles appear to be from the 70s-80s Dubiel Arms Company as both barrels bear that stamp and as they have the Thumbhole, Modern Classic style stock, as well as the apparently patented jeweled and chromed bolt bodies. One of them has a bronze colored barrel and receiver and is chambered in 6.5-270, while the other has a gray/pewter colored barrel/receiver and is chambered in 375H&H Mag.
My questions are these:
Where can I get more information about Dubiel Arms and the specific features and quality aspects that they seem to have?
Where can I get more information about whether the serial number scheme tells anything about the date of manufacture and perhaps about the specific model or features possessed by each particular rifle?
Who can I reach out to, to get a fair valuation of these rifles on the current market?
Thanks in advance for any advice.
