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
Suhler Jagd und Sportwaffen GmbH Merkel Exhibition Double Rifle
Deluxe engraving/inlays in Germanic pattern of hunting scenes. Merkel was one of many German armsmakers segregated behind the Berlin Wall in 1962. With the reunification of Germany in 1991, importation of Merkel arms again became economically feasible. The Merkel trademark is presently owned by the Steyr Group in Austria.