The Galleries
- Robert E. Petersen Collection
- Ancient Firearms - 1350 to 1700
- Road to American Liberty - 1700 to 1780
- A Prospering New Republic - 1780 to 1860
- A Nation Asunder - 1861 to 1865
- The American West - 1850 to 1900
- Innovation, Oddities and Competition
- Theodore Roosevelt and Elegant Arms - 1880s to 1920s
- World War I and Firearms Innovation
- WWII, Korea, Vietnam and Beyond - 1940 to Present
- For the Fun of It
- Modern Firearms - 1950 to Present
- Hollywood Guns
Road to American Liberty - 1700 to 1780
Sponsored by Dr. William and Collette N. Roberts
The flintlock firearms of the mid-18th Century, including the types of guns used in the Revolutionary War, and French and Indian War, along with some experimental concepts well ahead of their time.
Significant Firearms in Gallery 3:
Case 4
Shot Heard Round the World
Guns of the Revolutionary War era - Brown Bess and Charleville muskets, the American long rifle, Black Watch and Queen Anne pistols and more.