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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
  • Innovation, Oddities and Competition
  • Theodore Roosevelt and Elegant Arms - 1880s to 1920s
    • Case 27
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    • Case 29
    • Case 30
    • Case 31
  • 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

Theodore Roosevelt and Elegant Arms - 1880s to 1920s

Sponsored by Beretta USA Corporation & Benelli USA Corporation

Guns of Theodore Roosevelt - President, hunter, soldier, writer and recipient of both the Medal of Honor and the Nobel Peace Prize - along with elegant firarms from his era, Spanish American War arms, and engraving masterpieces on modern Beretta double guns from the Beretta Gallery.

Significant Firearms in Gallery 9:

  • Colt Single-Action Army Revolver carried up Kettle Hill and San Juan Hill by a former Richmond, Virginia clerk who joined the Rough Riders
  • Adolph Double Rifle owned by Theodore Roosevelt
  • Smith & Wesson Revolver owned by Theodore Roosevelt
  • Purdey Double Rifles & Shotguns
  • Guns of the Yacht United States
  • Parker Shotguns including the three "Invincibles"
  • Krag M1899 Carbine
Case 27: Theodore Roosevelt

Case 27

Theodore Roosevelt

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Case 28: An Age Of Elegance

Case 28

An Age Of Elegance

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Case 29: The Yacht United States

Case 29

The Yacht United States

Gold Colt & Winchesters for the finest vessel of the era.

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Case 30: The Beretta Set of Four and Set of Five

Case 30

The Beretta Set of Four and Set of Five

Masterpiece engraved double barrel rifles and shotguns of today.

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Case 31: A Splendid Little War

Case 31

A Splendid Little War

Guns of the Spanish American War

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