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
Robert E. Petersen Collection
Featuring some of the finest sporting arms in the world, this collection is the end result of the vision of the late Robert E. Petersen. The publishing titan desired to make available to the public the finest and most interesting firearms from his world-renowned collection.
This includes:
- Nation's largest display of Gatlings and fine double rifles
- Exceptional collection of high-end double barrel shotguns
- Storied guns owned by John F. Kennedy, Annie Oakley, Robert Stack, Julian Hatcher, Hermann Goering and Elmer Keith
- Firearms curiosa and oddities
- Famous makers such as Boss, Holland and Holland, Purdey, Fabbri, Galazan, Westley Richards, Parker, Browning and Rizzini