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
Russian SVT Sniper
This semi-automatic sniper rifle model was pressed into service to provide enhanced accuracy for the repeating SVT rifles. The receiver of the SCVT was grooved to allow a slip-on scope mount to be fitted with a modified 3.5X PU pattern scope that was already used with Mosin Nagant 91/30 sniper models.
This firearm was donated in 2007 from the family of Bruce Stern. Mr. Stern's military firearms collection was one of the largest private collections in North America.