Trevallion Restoration

[Bruce Day]

Well I am far from being an expert on Parker restorations, but thankfully there are those that are. There are several high end experts and David Trevallion is one of them. He has done some incomparable work for some of our members and has been recognized in articles in the Double Gun Journal.

Here is Mr Trevallion holding a pair of B grades and a set of before and after photos of a D grade.

[OH Osthaus]

I have seen some other examples of his repairs (I think Shooting Sportsman did an article as well) and even grafting a new butt section on at the grip.

But what get me the most about this is,

that you know it WAS repaired,

and you know WHERE it was repaired,

but you look at the photos and cannot see the repair.

Since he is British, think there might be a Harry Potter connection here

[John Havard]

I had the pleasure of speaking with David several months ago. I had purchased a very fine old DHE which was unfortunately very poorly packed for shipment to me. The butt stock was broken in half much like the above photo. Essentially David said that any broken stock could be fixed and would be stronger than new. However, unless the gun has sentimental value or is of a grade higher than a D, the cost can and probably will exceed the value of the gun. Based on his advice I chose not to accept the damaged shotgun and sent it back. However, I was very, very impressed with his knowledge and input. If I had a gun with a broken stock that was either sufficiently valuable or of sufficient personal value I'd not hesitate to send it to Mr. Trevallion to be fixed.

[Bruce Day]

John, I see you live in Mill Valley. What a wonderful place! Its not far from Parker history. Arthur DuBray lived in San Francisco at the Sutter Hotel at Sutter and Kearney and regularly hunted the San Quentin Point and Suisan marshes. I know you are not far from the Colusa Sinks and the Suisan Marshes for waterfowl and still not far from great quail hunting if you can stand the hills. Some fine Parkers were shipped into that area.

[John Havard]

Bruce, some days I feel as though I'm the only person out of 5 million people with interests like mine. Being an Alaskan boy it feels farther from home here than the actual mileage back to God's country. In any event, I'm doing my own small part to keep Parkers in this portion of the world. Now all I need to do as a new resident here is to find some places where I can actually use them.

[Bindlestiff]

I have see both those guns and had them in my hands, before and after, and I think the Harry Potter comment my be the answer.

I have had the pleasure to spend hours talking to David and have seen his work and it it true that "you know it was repaired" but it is almost impossible to find the fix. I am fortunate to know Dave and have his talent close at hand.

[charlie cleveland]

thats a fine fix on a worthless stock but now looks like a million ...fine work indeed...hope soon to show photo of my broke stock a friend fixed for me...they can be repaired and made to shoot again

[Dean Romig]

David is a delight to talk guns with. A more knowledgable stock man may not exist. David apprenticed with Purdy of London in the fifties and worked for Purdy into the early seventies I believe. I've heard that from time to time Purdy still sends him their most difficult repairs.

[Bruce Day]

Here are a couple photos of a stock butt that David Trevallion repaired. The butt plate was rusty and deeply pitted but David worked it down to bare metal and re engraved it. The stock checkering was spongy but David dried it, stabilized it, recheckered and refinished it.

I have not had Mr Trevallion do any work for me as I have not been in the position of having any high end or rare guns that needed work of expertise and value. Friends have used him and I know the results, some of which are shown here. I am able to do some of this type of work, but Trevallion's talents far exceed mine.

Bruce Day, Parker know-nothing

[Drew Hause]

David usually uses a 'fillit' for repair of stocks broken at the wrist
http://www.picturetrail.com/sfx/album/view/15127852