Not a full-service custom gunsmith operation in a comprehensive sense of the term, Turnbull’s specialty is wood and steel restoration on certain types of firearms. The company has since expanded into offering limited editions of certain models that are factory new with upgrades that go well beyond what the manufacturers ship out in standard-production form. Turnbull has built a well-known name for itself doing high-grade restoration work for customers that send in firearms. The old 1892 is far from dead, and now Turnbull is offering the best of the best current 1892s in “pre-made” form. The Winchester brand has been reactivated in recent years, with limited manufacture of 1892 variants back at Miroku. Rossi has sold thousands of its Brazilian-made reproductions for decades. 44 Magnum that are still highly regarded today on the used market. Browning commissioned Miroku in Japan to build versions in both. There was a brief fad 40 years ago when good 1892s received a conversion to. However, used domestic samples were still treasured and handed down through the generations. The result was a much stronger action than the 1873’s toggle-link lockup, a fully enclosed frame top that didn’t involve manually manipulating a sliding dust cover and an excellent trail partner to a Colt single-action pistol in a matched caliber.
The basic design was actually already in existence Browning scaled down his Model 1886 and adapted it to the smaller calibers. Within two weeks, he had a functional prototype ready to show.
Browning said he’d have a gun to look at in less than 30 days or it would be free. The story goes that Winchester asked Browning to develop a replacement for the company’s Model 1873. Hidden Defenders: 5 Concealed Weapons Carried in the Old West
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