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
  • Case 22
  • Case 23
  • Case 24
  • Case 25
  • Case 26
• 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 Booming Arms Industry

Inexpensive revolvers and small caliber rifles from a century ago.

• American Arms Co. New Safety Hammerless Revolver
• Bacon Arms Co. (Norwich, CT) Single-Action Pocket Revolver
• Belgian "British Bulldog" Double-Action Revolver
• Belgian "British Bulldog" Double-Action Revolver
• Belgian Bulldog Revolver
• Belgian Double-Action Pocket Revolver
• Belgian Folding-Trigger Revolver
• Belgian Guardian-American Revolver
• C. S. Shattuck (Hatfield, MA) Single-Action Pocket Revolver
• Colt (Hartford, CT) Derringer #4
• Columbian Firearms Mfg. Co. (Philadelphia, PA) Revolver
• E. Wail Victor No. 1 Single-Action Revolver
• Forehand & Wadsworth Swamp Angel Single-Action Revolver
• French Folding-Trigger Double-Action Revolver
• French Velo-Dog Double-Action Revolver
• Fryberg Model 1903 Double-Action Revolver
• Fryberg Top-Break Double-Action Revolver
• German Folding-Trigger Revolver
• German Velo-Dog Double-Action Revolver
• Hamilton (Plymouth, MI) Model 27 Single-Shot Rifle
• Harrington & Richardson (Worcester, MA) Automatic Ejection Revolver
• Harrington & Richardson (Worcester, MA) Double-Action Revolver
• Harrington & Richardson (Worcester, MA) Model 1906 Revolver
• Harrington & Richardson (Worcester, MA) Premier Revolver
• Harrington & Richardson (Worcester, MA) Victor No. 2 Single-Action Revolver
• Harrington & Richardson Hammerless Double-Action Revolver
• Harrington & Richardson M1905 Double-Action Revolver
• Harrington & Richardson Model 1904 Double-Action Revolver
• Harrington & Richardson Pocket Model Revolver
• Harrington & Richardson Young America Bulldog Revolver
• Harrington & Richardson Young America Revolver
• Henry M. Kolb (Philadelphia, PA) Baby Hammerless Revolver
• Hopkins & Allen (Norwich, CT) Ranger No. 2 Double-Action Revolver
• Hopkins and Allen (Norwich, CT) Double-Action Revolver
• Hopkins and Allen (Norwich, CT) Ranger Revolver
• Hopkins and Allen (Norwich, CT) Single-Action Revolver
• Hopkins and Allen (Norwich, CT) XL Double-Action Revolver
• Hopkins and Allen American Defender Single-Action Revolver
• Iver Johnson (Fitchburg, MA) Double-Action Hammerless Revolver
• Iver Johnson (Fitchburg, MA) Double-Action Pocket Revolver
• Iver Johnson (Fitchburg, MA) Double-Action Revolver
• Iver Johnson (Fitchburg, MA) Double-Action Revolver
• Iver Johnson (Fitchburg, MA) Double-Action Revolver
• Iver Johnson (Fitchburg, MA) Double-Action Revolver
• Iver Johnson (Fitchburg, MA) Model 1879 Double-Action Revolver
• Iver Johnson (Fitchburg, MA) Model 1900 Double-Action Revolver
• Iver Johnson (Fitchburg, MA) New Model Double-Action Revolver
• Iver Johnson (Fitchburg, MA) Pocket Double-Action Revolver
• Iver Johnson (Fitchburg, MA) Safety Hammer Double-Action Revolver
• Iver Johnson (Fitchburg, MA) Safety Hammerless Double-Action Revolver
• Iver Johnson (Fitchburg, MA) Top-Break Double-Action Revolver
• Javelle & Guichard Double-Action Pinfire Revolver
• Marlin (New Haven, CT) Model 1887 Double-Action Revolver
• Marlin (New Haven, CT) Model 29N Pump-Action Rifle
• New York Arms Co. Columbian Automatic Double-Action Revolver
• Prescott Pistol Co. (Hatfield, MA) Crescent Double-Action Revolver
• R. F. Sedgley (Philadelphia, PA) Baby Hammerless Double-Action Revolver
• Red Jacket No. 3 Spur-Trigger Revolver
• Remington (Ilion, NY) Model 2 Rolling Block Sporting Rifle
• Remington (Ilion, NY) Model 2 Rolling Block Sporting Rifle
• Remington (Ilion, NY) Model 2 Rolling Block Sporting Rifle
• Remington (Ilion, NY) New Model No. 4 Rolling Block Rifle
• Remington (Ilion, NY) New Model No. 4 Rolling Block Rifle
• Remington (Ilion, NY) Rolling Block Rifle
• Scott Arms Co. No. 3 Single-Action Revolver
• Smith & Wesson 32 Fourth Model Revolver
• Smith & Wesson 32 Safety First Model Revolver
• Smith & Wesson 38 Perfected Model Revolver
• Smith & Wesson 38 Third Model Revolver
• Smith & Wesson 38 Third Model Revolver
• Smith & Wesson Model No. 1 Third Issue Revolver
• Smith & Wesson Model No. 1-1/2 Second Issue Revolver
• Stevens (Chicopee Falls, MA) "Gallery" No. 80 Slide-Action Rifle
• Stevens (Chicopee Falls, MA) "Visible Loading" Slide-Action Rifle
• Stevens (Chicopee Falls, MA) No. 41 Tip-Up Single-Shot Pocket Pistol
• Stevens (Chicopee Falls, MA) Single-shot rifle attributed to Johnny Cash
• Turner & Ross (Boston, MA) Alexis Single-Action Revolver
• U.S. Blue Jacket No. 1 Single-Action Revolver
• U.S. Revolver Co. (Fitchburg, MA) Double-Action Revolver
• U.S. Revolver Co./Iver Johnson (Fitchburg, MA) Double-Action Revolver
• U.S. Revolver Co./Iver Johnson (Fitchburg, MA) Double-Action Revolver
• Victor Double-Action Revolver
• Wesson & Harrington No. 3 Rod Ejection Single-Action Revolver
• Wesson & Harrington Rod Ejection Single-Action Revolver
• Whitney Size/Model No 1 1/2 Breechloading Revolver
• Winchester (New Haven, CT) Model 99 Thumb Trigger Rifle