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
Innovation, Oddities and Competition
Guns for target competition at Creedmoor and Sea Girt, and the National Matches at Camp Perry; along with firearm innovations and oddities through the centuries, plus a group of inexpensive but serviceable arms in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Significant Firearms in Gallery 8:
Case 26
The Booming Arms Industry
Inexpensive revolvers and small caliber rifles from a century ago.