What's New

Manual Safety for GLOCK® - Now available for all models of GLOCK®, including the M-36, this safety adds protection to gun handling for GLOCK® owners.

GLOCK® Grip Reduction - GLOCK® owners with smaller hands reading Massad Ayoob's 2005 article in On Target find the GLOCK® grip reduction service we provide interesting. Read more about this service and see pictures of a finished GLOCK® Model 23. The grip reduction is available for all GLOCK®s. Prices are available on our gunsmithing services webpage.

Smith Carbine - 1837 patent breech loader for sale. See detailed pictures here.

See details of these guns for sale.

Not so new, but interesting...

Sentry Solutions Dry Lube products available from Tarnhelm Supply. As described in On Target Magazine, Sentry Solutions designed these lubrication products specifically for guns. Try it today! See our services for gunsmithing pricing using Sentry Solutions products.

New in 2002, Tarnhelm Supply now installs the Manual Safety for GLOCK®. This safety installs directly into the frame of the GLOCK® and does not interfere with loading or reloading. See our Services Section for prices and shipping instructions.

Feel comfortable installing it yourself? See our Supplies Section.

In April, 1999, Tarnhelm Supply successfully installed a Murabito Safety in a Taurus Ultra Light .38 Special. The Taurus is very similiar to a Smith & Wesson revolver, and with some modifications the safety works fine.

As with other revolvers fitted with this safety, only a slight cant of the thumbpiece indicates that this gun is different from any other Taurus.

This addition to the list of revolvers that can have this add-on safety allows us to offer Taurus owners of this model another safety alternative.

We will continue our efforts to expand eligible guns for our safeties.

The article gives some of Ricky's background and how we came to offer the Magna-Trigger to you.

Photos were taken by Ken Williams of the Monitor Staff. Ann and Ken were surprised that such a safety existed and at how easy it was to engage and disengage. Most people who see the Magna-trigger think of it as being "magic".

Read the article for yourself. We've posted it in our Writers Corner section.

Massad Ayoob - Outstanding American Handgunner of the Year

True to what Mas teaches, Justine's coach was not a close relative, but rather Bonnie Young of North Carolina. Congratulations, Justine.

Ricky Devoid attends Colt Factory Armorers' School

Whether you have a GLOCK®, H&K, Ruger, S&W, Beretta, Sig Arms and now Colt, Ricky will be able to give you expert gunsmithing to make your autopistol, revolver, or long gun the best that it can be.

All gunsmithing services available for the other makes are now available for the Colt 1911. The Magna-Trigger conversion is not available for the Colt at this time.

The Murabito Safety may be available for the Colt in the future.

Call now to see what Ricky can do for your Colt, or check out our Gunsmithing Services.

LFI-III Photo Album

The third in a series, this LFI-III album is from the August, 1997 class in Dunbarton, NH.

ASLET CONVENTION

The exhibition hall was open for three days, while training sessions were conducted throughout the week. Training courses in various disciplines were taught by some of the very best teachers.

Ricky Devoid explained the benefits of a drylube system to the several hundred interested visitors.

Part of the display was a Colt submerged in a water bath. Here a visitor is surprised to see that the gun shows no rust whatsoever. The Colt had been treated with the dry lubrication system and sat in the water bath for hours.

Each night the gun was removed, and treated. The product used displaces the water and gives a rust protection that lasts and lasts. The next morning the firearm was placed again in the display. Even after 3 days of soaking in water, there was no sign of rust.

Also shown at the exhibit were revolvers that had been converted to Magna-trigger guns, and those fitted with a Murabito Safety. The three guns shown here had also been treated with a dry lubrication system.

At the luncheon sponsor by Red Man, the Red Man protective gear was demonstrated to the audience.

Various kicks and strikes were shown and even with full force kicks, the gear gave full protection.

Even vicious kicks did no damage. The crowd appreciated the demonstration, and the lunch provided by Red Man.

Ricky Devoid addresses Massachusetts Sub-Committee on "SmartGun" Legislation

The intent of the law was to protect children in the home from accidental deaths, suicides and murders using firearms.

Ricky explained our company's position on the law by saying:

• We heartily agree that children should be protected
• We agree that smartgun technology is a good idea
• Our company would stand to profit if the law was passed

However, Ricky went on to say that with his years of experience as a police officer, with his training as an armorer at many factory armorers' schools, and as a business man, his recommendation to the legislature was to defeat this proposed law.

Why?

Because any safety device, even one as reliable and tested as the Magna-trigger:

• Can fail or be disengaged by the owner
• Is not available for ALL makes of guns
• Does negate the fact that ALL GUNS SHOULD ALWAYS BE TREATED AS BEING LOADED AND READY TO FIRE
• The expense is not insignificant, and not all gun owners can afford it. They still have a right to self-protection

Questions following his addresses included this one: "Mr. Devoid, as a police officer, you surely would support a law that would protect children under 6 years of age?"

This question was asked after Ricky had emphasized that the education of children was the best way to protect them, and that a program should be in every grade at school. The intent of the question was to point out that children under 6 would not be exposed to that sort of program, and that the law was still necessary.

Ricky's reply to this was, "It would be better to educate the parents."

Our Second Amendment rights are too important to legislate away, even with the best of intentions, and they should be available to rich and poor alike.

Added Gunsmithing Service

A closer look at the extractor star shows the cuts made to the underside.

The price for the modification is $55.00, and available for S&W, Taurus and Ruger revolvers.

Update - Smart-Lock Magnetic Safety for Beretta 92F

We've received many questions about whether or not the Magna-trigger is available for the S&W J-frame. We hope this will clear up those questions:

Yes, we do have a system for the J-frame. However, we don't recommend converting J-Frames, because the system is not as reliable. It's a larger module, and the extra weight leads to the ability of a person in the know being able to defeat the safety by throwing the gun to the side while trying to shoot without the ring on. It's so heavy that inertia throws the safety mechanism out of the way and the gun will fire.

This does not happen with the K, L, or N frame conversion.

Another drawback is that it is more expensive. The cost is $450 for the conversion, with the rings still being $40 each. Turnaround time is longer as it is a more complicated conversion, 8-10 weeks.

Turnaround time for Magna-trigger conversions for the K, L or N frames is 4-6 weeks.

We do have an alternative. We acquired the Murabito revolver safeties, one of which is ideal for S&W J-frames. This safety mechanism turns the thumbpiece into a safety. It does not need the Magna-trigger ring. By pushing the Murabito safety slightly forward and up, the hammer is locked forward, and the gun cannot fire.

Of course, if someone were familiar with this safety, they could easily disengage it and the gun would fire. But if they were not, they would fumble with it, just as people do when they are unfamiliar with an autopistol safety. It would gain you some time in an attack.

The cost of this safety is very reasonable. We have a special on it now at $119.95, with shipping and handling included. Turnaround time is 1-2 weeks.

Our recommendation would be to either buy a S&W K, L, or N frame gun, use the better, less-expensive Magna-trigger conversion, or if cost is a factor, convert your J-frame with the Murabito safety.

Lethal Force Institute Photo Album - #1

Lethal Force Institute Photo Album - #2

History of the Tarnhelm

How did we get our name? Tarnhelm Supply started in 1976 as Ricky Devoid, d/b/a Tarnhelm Supply. Ricky Devoid began the business as a firearms dealer. The original office was situated across the street from the State Penitentiary in Concord, NH.

For the obvious reasons, Ricky did not want the inmates to know that there was a gun shop a few yards away from the main door to the prison. When it came time to pick a name for the business, someone suggested the Tarnhelm, which is a helmet from a myth called The Ring of the Nibelung.

A warrior who places the Tarnhelm helmet on his head becomes invisible. Since Ricky wanted the gun shop to be "invisible" to the inmates, he choose the Tarnhelm as the company logo.

It was in 1981 that Ricky Devoid joined Massad Ayoob at Lethal Force Institute. Ricky helped Mas teach the courses, with Massad being LFI and Ricky remaining Tarnhelm Supply. Although the two companies were always distinct from one another, the close relationship was maintained throughout the years. Ricky is still LFI's Senior Instructor.

Ricky began doing gunsmithing work part time in 1984, when he took his first factory armorer's course at Smith and Wesson.

In 1993, Tarnhelm Supply Co. incorporated and moved its operation from Concord to Boscawen, NH. It is now a full time operation and has its own gun ranges. We are growing fast. In addition to the gunsmithing, we teach our own self-defense courses, and we have specialized in add-on gun safeties for law enforcement, security, and to protect children in the home.

Guns for Sale

Smith Carbine - 1837 patent breech loader for sale. See detailed pictures here.

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