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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
    • Case 18
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    • Case 20
    • Case 21
  • 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

The American West - 1850 to 1900

Sponsored by Eldon and Edith Owens

Classic guns of cowboys, lawmen, outlaws, Native Americans, settlers, buffalo hunters, frontier soldiers and more.

Significant Firearms in Gallery 7:

  • Springfield Officers Model Rifle
  • Sharps "Big Fifty" Rifle shipped to Ft. Griffin, Texas
  • Winchester M1873 Rifle In mint condition, it's unfired
  • Winchester Lever-Action Rifles, a complete series
  • Colt Buntline Special Revolvers
  • Marlin Big-Bore Lever-Action Rifles
  • Remington Single-Shot Pistol
  • "Russian" and "Schofield" Revolvers Smith & Wessons
  • Merwin & Hulbert Revolvers With folding hammers
  • Burgess Folding Shotgun
  • Three Annie Oakley Guns including a Gold Hibbard .410 shotgun
Case 18: Hunting and Military Arms on the Western Frontier

Case 18

Hunting and Military Arms on the Western Frontier

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Case 19: Smith & Wesson, Marlin, Remington and Others

Case 19

Smith & Wesson, Marlin, Remington and Others

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Case 20: Colt & Winchester

Case 20

Colt & Winchester

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Case 21: Tin Stars & Sixguns: Frontier Justice

Case 21

Tin Stars & Sixguns: Frontier Justice

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