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
Early American Military Arms
The arming the militia plus the new national armories.
- Asa Waters, Jr. (Millbury, CT) Model 1808 Flintlock Militia Musket
- French Model 1768 Flintlock Musket
- Lane & Read (Boston, MA) New England Flintlock Militia Musket
- St. Etienne (France) Model 1777 Flintlock Pistol
- T. French (Canton, MA) Model 1808 Flintlock Militia Musket
- U.S. Henry Deringer Model 1814 Common Rifle
- U.S./Harpers Ferry (Harpers Ferry, VA) 1805 First Model Flintlock Pistol
- U.S./Harpers Ferry Model 1816 Flintlock Musket, Type II
- U.S./Springfield (Springfield, MA) Model 1816 Flintlock Musket
- U.S./Springfield Model 1795 Flintlock Musket, Type I
- Virginia Manufactory (Richmond, VA) 2nd Model Flintlock Rifle