Category Archives: Firearm Restoration

Turnbull Manufacturing’s New Catalog

Posted on October 3, 2011 by thalpin

Turnbull Manufacturing is pleased to announce the arrival of their latest catalog. Our new catalog features 38 pages of restored firearms – including Winchester, Marlin, Parker, L. C. Smith, Fox, Colt, and Ithaca just to name a few. Our new … Continue reading →

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Bringing a Colt Bisley back to life

Posted on February 3, 2011 by kvanorman

One of our latest restoration projects includes this Colt Bisley that started life back on June 5th, 1903 when it was shipped to Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Company in Chicago, Illinois. Our customer is an amateur collector of firearms with … Continue reading →

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The 2011 Tradeshow Season Begins With a New Look for Turnbull Manufacturing

Posted on January 4, 2011 by kvanorman

This year we are excited to start the new year with a new look for the tradeshows, starting with those happening out west.  We have designed and built six new displays for our booths at the Dallas Safari Club, Antique … Continue reading →

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Turnbull’s Metal Engraving Work

Posted on October 26, 2010 by admin

Tom McArdle is Turnbull Mfg. Co.’s in house metal engraver. Tom has been engraving for 17 years and has been doing the engraving work at Turnbull for 6 years. He learned the craft at Montgomery Community College in North Carolina … Continue reading →

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Tony Stewart Smoke Show

Posted on September 2, 2010 by admin

On August 17th we attended the Tony Stewart Smoke Show at the Texas Motor Speedway, to benefit Speedway Children’s Charities. The charity was founded to care for children in educational, financial, social, and medial need in an effort to help … Continue reading →

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