Michael Helms @FirearmsHistory
I'm a degreed firearms historian and Smith & Wesson researcher. I also appeared on season 14 of Swamp People! NCSU grad & Phi Beta Kappa. dot.cards/firearmshistor… Baton Rouge, LA Joined October 2021-
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Had a fun chat with Ryan Gresham at @guntalkmedia about the @Smith_WessonInc Model 1. Incredible piece of history here! guntalk.com/video-post/his… #smithandwesson #smithwesson #smithandwessonpartner #GunTalk #ryangresham #goodtimes #rangetime #pewpew #oldguns #antiqueguns
Just a nice early Peters primer cap tin. I was delighted to find that it's still full; now I just need to figure out what shells would have used these. #primers #primertin #peters #vintageammo #oldammo #waycool
Spent the afternoon hanging out with this @coltlkl Patterson revolver. I don't normally get gobsmacked about Colt percussions, but I do about this one. #colt #coltpatterson #antiquerevolver #antiquerevolvers #oldrevolver #oldrevolvers #pewpew
Sometimes the tools are as interesting as the guns. This chisel is from the shop of Nathaniel P. Ames of Springfield, Massachusetts. Nathan and his brother James were well-known arms makers that, among others, supplied the US Military. Ames was also a nickel plater to Smith &…
Back in 2022 I had the good fortune to tour the @Smith_WessonInc factory. One of the most interesting things were the forges, which applied many tons of force to hot "noodles" of steel to create raw forgings. One of the forges that day was making slide and frame blanks for 1911s.…
I really, really like this @Smith_WessonInc Model 632 Ultimate Carry! Took it to @FrcRange today and ran two boxes of @doubletapammo .32 H&R Magnum, 120 grain hardcast through it, which averaged a very respectable 939.4 feet per second (stdev of 30.2). If you're doing the math,…
This @SavageArms Stance arrived yesterday and I'm looking forward to putting it through its paces. Initial impressions: I really like the ergonomics, and the NPOA seems to work well for my body geometry. Dry fire trigger break is crisp and the reset is a mile long. Field…
One of the most common questions I get asked is, "when will Smith & Wesson make another thirty two caliber revolver?" Delightfully, the answer is now "they do! They do!" Behold, the @Smith_WessonInc Model 642 Ultimate Carry. Delightfully, it's available in both .32 H&R Magnum…
This German-made @sigsauerinc P228 took me on a nice imaginary trip to Switzerland this afternoon. On the bottom of the frame is a KJ date stamp that dates this pistol to 1998. On the barrel is the distinctive Swiss "Beschuss Probe" hallmark, which indicates Swiss use. The left…
The 1990s called and they want their gun back. The Spanish-made Star Firestar M45 was 1911-esque in some ways, but there was enough different to make it its own platform. Among those differences are the inverted frame rails, with the outward-facing rails located on the slide.…
I would love to get this thread re-tweeted by my gun curious & gun skeptical followers, fellow gun studies scholars (I won't tag you here, don't worry), and the occasional gun studies organization like @ASU_CSGS or @DukeFirearmsLaw or @UConn_ARMS. Because the more you know... 5/5
There's not a gun on the planet that wants to follow my post about the Registered Magnum. That said ... I've resisted the @sigsauerinc P365 for years now, but I figured it was finally time to relent and give it a shot (har har). While I'm a fan of the old P226 platform, I've…
It's easy to write a hagiography on the @Smith_WessonInc Registered Magnum revolver because it's such a spectacularly glorious piece of gunsmithing. There is absolutely no question that this is a marksman's revolver. From the bespoke specifications (the buyer picked…
Long before @MarlinFirearms was making lever action guns, they were making revolvers like this 1875 Pocket Revolver. Chambered in .32 rimfire, this two-digit serial number example was probably from the first production batch of guns. It looked a lot like other tip-up revolvers…
Today's mission: learn about Enfield revolvers, about which I know just about nothing. I took a chance on this 1931-dated Enfield Number 2, Mark 1* today, knowing only that these guns have a strong following of their own. It has the elegance of a Russian tractor and a finish…
If you know, you know. Any guesses on what this @Smith_WessonInc revolver is? Here's a clue: it's pre-WW2. #smithwesson #smithandwesson #smithandwessonpartner #MysteryGun #iykyk #rangetime
A few of you have reached out to check on me, 'cause I haven't been posting as much over the past few weeks. It's true: I needed to take a bit of time off. A not-so-spontaneous drive out to Kaibob National Forest (and other remote destinations in and around Utah) was…
Armand Soubie was one of New Orleans' most famous gun dealers and importers. Born in 1811, his shop on Chartres St near the corner of Iberville St was a longstanding fixture of the French Quarter. Here's an invoice from one of Soubie's buying trips to New York. The Elliman…
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@FirearmsHistory @JohnFeinblatt @MomsDemand @StudentsDemand Same thing with “gun sense”…exactly why the old Hand Gun Control Inc changed their name to Brady.
@FirearmsHistory @JohnFeinblatt @MomsDemand @StudentsDemand Funny how these “gun safety” advocates don’t teach a single class on gun safety, nor do they train people to teach such classes.
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@FirearmsHistory @guntalkmedia @Smith_WessonInc Very nice Michael. Well done.
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@FirearmsHistory Shotgun shells, with a different primer pocket, that was apparently only used in the early 1900’s
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@FirearmsHistory @coltlkl It got the ball rolling. An amazing piece of history.
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