About About Commander's Tech Commander's Tech was born out of a desire to creating something tangible out of a long term fascination with history and weaponry. The internet, and before that the informal culture of gun shows and local clubs, has long been overrun with urban legends and groupthink masquerading as knowledge. Through this blog and its companion channel, we hope to dispel some of the myths, and explain how weapons and tactics actually worked, or how technologies with military application are actually used. An area of historical weapons and tactics of particular interest to the author are the liminal spaces of military history. The late 19th century was an inbetween time for both weapons and tactics, the foundations for almost all aspects of the modern military having been laid, but the pomp and circumstance of the Napoleonic Wars and prior ages still remaining. Its fascinating contemplating a time when locomotives and the telegraph made transportation and communication faster than ever before, but armies still wore colorful dress uniforms on the field and fought in lines and squares, with sword, bayonet, and single-shot rifle against hand-cranked machine guns and breech-loading artillery. About Me With over 15 years in Corporate IT, Jacob has honed his expertise across a broad range of roles, from systems administration and desktop engineering to application development and DevOps, in organizations both large and small. He’s designed and deployed robust corporate data networks, created seamless automated software deployment systems, and led complex projects like implementing top-tier insurance policy platforms. Despite this impressive tech background, his first love has always been history, and he’s continually sought ways to merge his profession with his passion. A devoted member of the Ohio Gun Collector’s Association, Jacob has a keen eye for military arms and an ever-growing collection that spans centuries—from Civil War-era muskets to modern assault rifles. It’s the thrill of witnessing technological evolution that drives his fascination, particularly with those pivotal transitions that mark each new age of weaponry. Beyond his career, Jacob is a lifelong student of history, philosophy, weaponry, and other esoteric subjects. His dedication has led him to curate a remarkable array of historical weapons and militaria, supported by an extensive personal library that reflects years of study and exploration. When not writing about weapons and historical tactics, Jacob works as a software developer for a fortune 500 company, and lives in a house outside of Cleveland with his wife Sarah, two young children (Paislee and Sebastien), and a dog (Watson).