The Galleries
- Robert E. Petersen Collection
- Ancient Firearms
- The Road to American Liberty
- Seeds of Greatness
- The Prospering New Republic
- A Nation Asunder
- The American West
- Innovation, Oddities and Competition
- Theodore Roosevelt, Elegant Arms
- World War I and Firearms Innovation
- WWII, Korea, Vietnam and Beyond
- For the Fun of It
- Firearms Traditions for Today
- William B. Ruger Special Exhibits
- Freedom's Doorway
Dornaus and Dixon Bren Ten Pistol
The Bren Ten pistol was designed to be the perfect combat handgun, but faltered in production. The original manufacturer, Dornaus & Dixon, had relied on a subcontractor to provide magazines. When pistols started coming off the production line and magazines were not immediately available - purchasers were very unhappy. Italian substitute magazines were unreliable and the company went out of business.