Doan Trevor Custom Rifle Building

One will be a 2000 Anschutz prone stock and the other will be a combination Palma and F/TR stock with a Stolle Panda action.  

Hello Everyone.

I put a video of my bike up on YouTube.

Please take a look.

Hi Everyone.

I’ve been slowed down for the last couple weeks. Albuquerque was hit with one heck of cold session. We all got it.

We’ll be back to our normal posting schedule soon.

Question.

Anyone going to the Berger Match that needs a roommate? Let me know.

Thanks,

Doan.

Humbucker pickup installed with wiring and volume control. The neck  has been fitted, and the owner picked up the guitar, and he will install the strings and tune it. Concert to follow. 

1967 Rickman Triumph Metisse Motorcycle – Rare

It was built in April 1967 – this was the first year that they went into production on the T100A.

There were 26 T100A’s made in 1967. 46 in 1968. 59 in 1969. 26 in 1970. 9 in 1971 for a total of 166

My frame number is 1083 and it’s a Mark IV. This was the second by number of the first shipment.

I know that the bike was raced here in the States in the Summer of ’67. I believe it was shipped to FAD Engineering in Syracuse, NY. My guess is that it has to be one of the first ones built in the States. I bought it in 1968/1969.. and continued to race it until 1975.

Before I bought it, it was raced by a man with the nickname, “Frenchie”.

When I bought the bike the name on the registration was Bill Humes.

I took the original engine out in 1969 and replaced it with another T100.

The engine that is in the bike was built by Ray Beebe, from Central NY Cycle (Triumph Dealership). The head that is on the engine is called a Baltimore Head. These specific heads were developed in 1965 for Gary Nixon for his road racers and flat track bikes. These were sold under the Tricor name. They used a slightly higher compression and slightly larger valves. When Nixon won the Daytona 200, Triumph renamed the 500cc the Daytona.

I still have the original fender and the two number plates.

Orginal motor 61 Triumph with distributor, converted to ET. If the ET was not spot on it wouldn’t function correctly. This is why I changed the engine in 69/70.

In 1968, I added the removable lights, so I could take them off for racing.

Asking $19,900.00

~DOAN

This type of wood is very time consuming because there are very hard and very soft parts – i.e. the fiddleback and quilting.  It requires hand sanding sanding with a pad to eliminate high and low spots and to get a fine finish.

Duplicating

Inletting and Bedding

Fitting Trigger Guard and Rail and Buttplate      

Sanding and Final Finish

Handcrafted, old fashioned, time-honored stock duplicating can produce a superior product to a mass-produced stock from a CNC machine at far less cost.  Custom stock duplicating using manual duplication can produce a stock that is as precision as any CNC produced item.  If I used an expensive CNC machine, I would have to raise the cost considerably, and I don’t feel that the product would be superior.  Why choose a mass-produced assembly line stock when you can have a custom, one-of-a-kind custom design? 

    
   
The stock on the left is a presentation grade Claro walnut stock. The one on the right is Curly Koa, Purple Heart, and Maple  laminate.

Finished. 

This stock is a duplicate of the owner’s high power Palma rifle. He wanted the same look and configuration on both stocks.

These are some of the during construction photos. You can see some of the bedding process, note that this is using a bedding block which allows for exchanging 2000 actions.

I’ve got the body and the neck cut out. The nut has been replaced with brass. Frets have been leveled. And the pickup has been cut out. Next, I will do the wiring and the controls. After that the shape and finish.

I couldn’t bear to take a picture of this when the stock was broken into two pieces, but here is the fix in progress. Was returned to me after it fell off a workbench, and I didn’t know if it could be repaired. I’m giving it a try. This is after a couple of days work. 

   
 
The link to the completed stock before this unfortunate accident happened. https://doantrevor.com/2015/08/12/2000-anschutz-mango-stock/

On September 2nd, 1945 the end of World War II happened.

Today, I’m going to share some family photos to commemorate this day.

Here is a picture of my uncle, Leander Lachance (L.L.) Doan receiving the French Legion of Honor. Note the security squiggle. Yes, this was declassified properly. We have been trying for years to figure out who the gentlemen with the flat french “scrambled eggs” hat is.

A photo of Col. L.L. Doan receiving his Distinguished Service Cross.

L.L. Doan is standing behind the car. President Truman and Maj. Gen. Doyle Hickey in the car. The 3rd Armored Division cut Germany in half and covered the most miles of armored division in one day. The record wasn’t broken until one of L.L.’s student (General Schwarzkopf) broke it in Iraq.

My cousin Bill (L.L.’s son) says,

“This found photo was taken within days of the German surrender. Doyle Hickey, 3rd Div Commander with Truman reviewing 3rd Armored Division troops and Col. L.L. Doan, Commander, Combat Command A. I’ve never seen my father so relaxed. How humble the arrogant gesture of the conquerer usurping the vanquished’s own symbol of the people. The backseat of a Volkswagen convertible is too small for human occupancy, much less generals and presidents. Note the mechanical turn signal (dummystick). “

One last photo about WWII. I found this picture on the internet. It shows some of this awards. If you would like to know more about L.L. Doan CLICK HERE. Also, if you have any information, I am always on the hunt and would love to learn more.

I realize that this is not WWII photo, but this is a photo of L.L. Doan. He was Chief of Staff/Commander, Military Assistance and Advisory Group (MAAG) Southeast Asia. During his post he arrange a cease fire between Nationalist China and The Republic of China. I believe this is what Jimmy Carter nulled and voided while he was President. 

The folks who served in early on in Vietnam will remember this. This is before Westmoreland took over.

This is a nice piece of dark English walnut While working on the stock I noticed that there were some marks in the wood that I didn’t understand. When I machined the slot for the bolt relief in the cheekpiece it became very evident what the marks we

re . It’s obvious that it was a lead bullet in the relief and that  the stock already been shot . I will wait for the owner to fire the first shot.

Here are some pictures of the action. This is one of the more interesting pieces I have worked on. I have no clue of what it really is. All the measurements are Winchester, except the loading port radii are a little sharper than Winchester. You can see that it has Eric Johnson barrel with lots of British Proof marks. There are some initials of CJH with appears to be a recoil lug, and there is an H on the bolt raceway. The bolt handle us not Winchester, but was custom made to fit the user and is not as hard as a Winchester. This came to me without a trigger. Strangely, enough…. I realized in my abyss of a stuff that I had a trigger that would drop in!! Freaky!!  I do not know who made this trigger. My guess is that it is a Wright Allen trigger or a C.C. Pierson trigger. Note the oval shaped slot on the sear. 

This rifle is from the 1950’s and is rumored to have been used by a British Olympian. 

Does anyone have anymore info on this rifle. I would be very grateful for any and all knowledge!

Thanks,

Doan

There’s a new F-Class for Smallbore for a round Anschutz action on the For Sale page.

Here’s the link: Stock For Sale

Please contact me if you are interested.

  Happy Birthday, Dad!!

I’d wish you one, but you won’t hear me over the machines.

Love,

Clare ( Daughter #2)