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
Great Inventors
Browning, Thompson, Garand and Ruger
Bill Ruger Prototype Semi-Automatic Rifle
Browning (Liege, Belgium) Grade 1 Semi-Automatic Takedown Rifle
Browning (Liege, Belgium) Model 10/71 Semi-Automatic Pistol
Browning (Liege, Belgium) P-35 Hi-Power Semi-Automatic Pistol
Browning (Liege, Belgium) Superlight Superposed Shotgun
Colt (Hartford, CT) Gold Cup Mark III Semi-Automatic Pistol
Colt (Hartford, CT) Model 1902 Military Automatic Pistol
Colt (Hartford, CT) Model 1902 Sporting Automatic Pistol
Colt (Hartford, CT) Model 1903 Pocket Automatic Pistol
Colt (Hartford, CT) Model 1903 Type III Pocket Automatic Pistol
Colt (Hartford, CT) Model 1905 .45 Automatic Pistol
Colt (Hartford, CT) Model 1908 Hammerless 25 Caliber Automatic Pistol
Colt (Hartford, CT) Model 1908 Semi-Automatic Vest Pocket Pistol
Colt (Hartford, CT) Model 1921 Thompson Rifle
Colt (Hartford, CT) Super 38 Semi-Automatic Pistol
Colt (Hartford, CT) Vest Pocket Model 1908 Semi-Automatic Pistol
Colt (Hartford, CT) Woodsman Semi-Automatic Pistol
Fabrique Nationale (Liege, Belgium) .380 Standard Semi-Automatic Pistol
Fabrique Nationale (Liege, Belgium) Model 1900-FN Semi-Automatic Pistol
Fabrique Nationale (Liege, Belgium) Model 1905-FN Semi-Automatic Pistol
Fabrique Nationale (Liege, Belgium) Model 1910-FN Semi-Automatic Pistol
Fabrique Nationale (Liege, Belgium) Model 1922 Semi-Automatic Pistol
Harrington & Richardson M1 Semi-Automatic Rifle
Heineman Experimental Prototype Semi-Automatic Carbine
Husqvarna (Husqvarna, Sweden) Model 1903 Semi-Automatic Pistol
Remington (Ilion, NY) Model 11 Autoloader Shotgun
Remington (Ilion, NY) Model 17 Slide-Action Shotgun
Remington (Ilion, NY) Model 81 "Woodsmaster" Semi-Automatic Rifle
Savage Model 1907 .45 acp Trials Pistol
Springfield Armory M1911A1 Semi-Automatic Pistol
Sturm, Ruger & Co. (Southport, CT) Redhawk Double-Action Revolver
Sturm, Ruger & Co. Old Model Blackhawk Single-Action Revolver
U.S./Colt (Hartford, CT) Model 1911 Semi-Automatic Pistol
U.S./Springfield (Springfield, MA) T3E2 Semi-Automatic Rifle
Vickers Armstrong Ltd. (Britain) Vickers-Pederson Semi-Automatic Rifle
Winchester (New Haven, CT) Model 1907 Semi-Automatic Rifle
Winchester (New Haven, CT) Model 1911 SL Autoloader Shotgun
Winchester (New Haven, CT) Winder Single-Shot Musket