I am a 49 year old firearms historian living in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.

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I was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, and lived in 11 Canadian cities and towns (Burlington, Thunder Bay, Winnipeg, Surrey, Agincourt, on a farm in rural Brock Township, Peterborough, Guelph, Cambridge, and Calgary) before moving to the United States; first to Raleigh, North Carolina in 2001, and then to Baton Rouge, Louisiana in 2017.

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I hold a history degree (summa cum laude) from North Carolina State University where I was elected to Phi Beta Kappa as a junior. My honors thesis was on the rise of Smith & Wesson as an example of an early Chandlerian modern enterprise.

At various times I have also attended Brock High School, Trent University, Fleming College (from which I graduated as a geological technician), Niagara College, Durham Technical Community College, Fayetteville State University, Baton Rouge Community College, Louisiana State University, and Indiana University Bloomington.

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My primary research interests are in early American cartridge load revolvers. I focus heavily on the Smith & Wesson Model 1, but I also study guns like the Slocum revolver, those of Lucius Willson Pond, the Manhattan Firearms Company, and Rollin White, to name a few.

I am the vice president of the Smith & Wesson Collectors Association and the treasurer and historian for the Smith & Wesson Historical Foundation. I'm also a member of the American Society of Arms Collectors.

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