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
Firearms Innovations
An age of industry sees the beginning of interchangable parts. The beginnings of Colt, Smith and Wesson and more.
Colt (Paterson, NJ) Holster Model Paterson Revolver No. 5
Colt 1839 Revolving Percussion Rifle
Colt Paterson Percussion Revolver
Colt Walker Revolver (counterfeit)
Ethan Allen (Norwich, CT) Bar-Hammer Pepperbox Revolver
Ferdi Furwith (Vienna, Austria) Tube Lock Percussion Rifle
Joseph Manton (London, England) Percussion Fowler
Remington (Ilion, NY) Percussion Rifle
Remington-Beals (Ilion, NY) First Model Pocket Single-Action Percussion Revolver
Rollin White Arms Co. (Lowell, MA) Single-Action Pocket Revolver
S. H. Staudenmayer (London, England) Flintlock Pistol
S. H. Staudenmayer Percussion Pistol 
Smith & Wesson No. 1 1st Issue revolver 
Smith & Wesson No. 1 Second Issue Single-Action Revolver
U.S./Eli Whitney (New Haven, CT) Model 1798 Contract Flintlock Musket
U.S./Hall Model 1819 Breechloading Flintlock Rifle
U.S./Hall Model 1836 Breechloading Percussion Carbine
U.S./Harpers Ferry Model 1841 "Mississippi" Percussion Rifle
U.S./Springfield Model 1855 Percussion Pistol/Carbine
US/Nippes Model 1840 Musket conversion