Frank Jardim

Frank Jardim

Frank Jardim is president of Vintage Ordnance Co. LLC which manufactures historic replica firearms, accoutrements and clothing for the collector and theatrical/film market. His most recent product is a reproduction of the famed FP-45 Liberator Pistol.

  • He provides research, consulting and custom fabrication services to museums and the entertainment industry.
  • Contributing Features Writer at Western Shooting Journal and other publications.
  • He has a masters degree in military history from Temple University.
  • He was director of the Harbor Defense Museum of New York City and the last director of the Patton Museum of Cavalry & Armor in Fort Knox, Kentucky, where he had responsibility for one of the largest collection of firearms in the United States Army Museum System, including the personal weapons of Gen. George S. Patton.
  • He has a life long love of firearms and the shooting sports which he shares with his wife and children.
  • For fun he created and operates the best 3-gun competitive shooting matches in the world which you can learn about at Zombie Shooters United.
  • Author, Zombie Killer Handbook. A practical, tested and darkly funny guide to OFFENSIVE combat operations against the undead.
  • Work
    • Military Historian, Freeland Writer, Consultant
  • Education
    • Masters Degree in Military History at Temple University