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
Ruger and Co Old Model Blackhawk revolver
Ruger's single-action revolver design featured a flat-topped frame that was fitted with an adjustable rear sight. Stronger than the traditional Colt pattern single-action revolver design, the coil-spring Rugers were chambered for modern, more powerful cartridges including .44 Magnum that could not have been accomodated in single-action Colts.