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The museum was originally located in Washington, D.C. from 1935, but opened its new facility in May 1998. In 2010, the Robert E. Petersen Gallery opened, featuring exceptional engraved sporting firearms and a Gatling gun collection. A special Hollywood guns display features 120 firearms actually used in movies and TV shows, from the first revolver John Wayne used in a credited film role, through guns from recent Academy Award winners such as ''The Dark Knight'', ''The Hurt Locker'', and ''No Country for Old Men''. |
The museum was originally located in Washington, D.C. from 1935, but opened its new facility in May 1998. In 2010, the Robert E. Petersen Gallery opened, featuring exceptional engraved sporting firearms and a Gatling gun collection. A special Hollywood guns display features 120 firearms actually used in movies and TV shows, from the first revolver John Wayne used in a credited film role, through guns from recent Academy Award winners such as ''The Dark Knight'', ''The Hurt Locker'', and ''No Country for Old Men''. |
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The museum's collections include shotguns, rifles, muskets, pistols, revolvers, machine guns and cannons with 3,000 guns on display. The themed galleries follow a timeline of firearms usage and evolution. Military, sporting, competition, hunting, defense, and recreational guns are displayed. |
The museum's collections include shotguns, rifles, muskets, pistols, revolvers, machine guns and cannons with 3,000 guns on display. The themed galleries follow a timeline of firearms usage and evolution. Military, sporting, competition, hunting, defense, and recreational guns are displayed. |
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Galleries and specific firearms of note include: |
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:I. PETERSEN GALLERY—Engraved masterpieces. Firearms curiosa. [[Gatling gun]]s. British Best Gun [[double rifles]] and double shotguns by makers such as [[Holland & Holland]], [[James Purdey]], and [[Westley Richards]]. Historically attributed pieces. Merkel shotgun owned successively by [[Hermann Göring]], [[Dwight Eisenhower]], and [[John J. Pershing]]. [[Annie Oakley]] shotgun and pistol. |
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:II. OLD GUNS IN A NEW WORLD—Ancient firearms. Oldest gun on display in America ([[hand cannon]] ca. 1350). [[Wheellock]] carbine brought to the New World on the ''[[Mayflower]]''. Ornately decorated early arms. |
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:III. ROAD TO AMERICAN LIBERTY—Arms used in the [[American Revolution]]. |
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:IV. SEEDS OF GREATNESS |
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:V. THE PROSPERING NEW REPUBLIC—American Longrifles (a.k.a. [[Kentucky rifle]]s). [[Girandoni repeating air rifle]] as carried by [[Lewis and Clark]] and used in the [[Napoleonic Wars]]. [[Hawken plains rifle]]s. Exceptional pair of engraved [[Colt Dragoon]] percussion revolvers. [[Colt Walker]] percussion revolver. [[Colt Paterson]] percussion revolvers. |
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:VI. A NATION ASUNDER—Arms of the Union and Confederacy in the [[American Civil War]]. [[Sharps carbine]] used in [[John Brown's raid]]. Historically inscribed pieces. [[LeMat revolver]]s. |
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:VII. THE AMERICAN WEST—Extensive [[Colt's Manufacturing Company|Colt]] and [[Winchester Repeating Arms Company|Winchester]] display. [[Derringer]]s, [[cane gun]]s, and oddity hide-out guns. Firearms owned and used by [[Buffalo Bill Cody]], Annie Oakley, [[John Wesley Hardin]], [[Jesse James]], and others. Native American used firearms. |
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:VIII. THE NEW PROSPERITY—Prototypes and oddities. Early competition arms. |
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:IX. AN AGE OF ELEGANCE—Firearms owned by [[Theodore Roosevelt]]. Guns of the Yacht United States. The Parker Invincibles (widely recognized as the finest American shotguns ever made, 3 gun set valued in the millions of dollars). Gatling gun used at [[Battle of San Juan Hill|San Juan]] and Kettle Hill. |
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:X. AMERICA ASCENDING—Guns of [[World War I]], including German [[anti-tank rifle]] and rare [[Pedersen device]] "secret weapon". WWI diorama. Evolution of the [[bolt-action rifle]], including four Mauser prototypes. The first gun made by [[Bill Ruger]]. |
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:XI. EVER VIGILANT—Guns of [[WWII]], [[Korean War|Korea]], [[Vietnam War|Vietnam]], and [[Desert Storm]]. WWII diorama. Guns owned by [[Napoleon]], King James, Duke of York, Prince Charles, Pres. [[Grover Cleveland]], Pres. [[George H. W. Bush]]. General Officers Pistols from [[Chuck Yeager]], [[Douglas MacArthur]], and many more U.S. Generals. |
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:XII. FOR THE FUN OF IT—1950s child's bedroom diorama. Functioning 100-year-old Coney Island [[shooting range|shooting gallery]]. [[BB gun]]s and plinkers. Guns of [[Ed McGivern]] and other famous exhibition shooters. Guns of [[Olympic games|Olympic]] medalists, along with Olympic Gold Medals. |
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:XIII. FIREARMS TRADITIONS FOR TODAY—Guns of Law Enforcement, including the 9/11 revolver recovered from the rubble of the [[World Trade Center (1973–2001)|World Trade Center]]. Engraved arms. [[Elephant gun]] carried on the Stanley & Livingston expedition. Massive market hunting [[punt gun]]. |
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:XIV. WILLIAM B. RUGER GALLERY—Featuring special exhibits in limited engagements, providing opportunities to view famous firearms from private collections, and currently displays "Hollywood Guns."<ref>http://www.nramuseum.com/the-museum/the-galleries/william-b-ruger-special-exhibits.aspx</ref> This gallery is sponsored by the William B. Ruger Endowment, which was established in 1996 by friends of Ruger.<ref>http://home.nra.org/home/video/gallery-14-william-b-ruger-special-exhibits</ref> |
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:XV. FREEDOM'S DOORWAY—Misc. unusual long guns. |
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==References== |
==References== |
Revision as of 16:03, 17 June 2016
Location within Virginia | |
Location | 11250 Waples Mill Road Fairfax, Virginia |
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Director | Jim Supica |
Curator | Phil Schreier, Doug Wicklund |
Owner | National Rifle Association |
Website | www |
The National Firearms Museum is a museum focused on the evolution of firearms throughout the years and the history of firearms in America. The present location is 11250 Waples Mill Road, Fairfax, Virginia.
The museum is owned and operated by the National Rifle Association, and the museum's mission is to promote gun collecting, and the preservation of the heritage of firearms.
The museum is open every day of the week 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and admission is free.
The museum was originally located in Washington, D.C. from 1935, but opened its new facility in May 1998. In 2010, the Robert E. Petersen Gallery opened, featuring exceptional engraved sporting firearms and a Gatling gun collection. A special Hollywood guns display features 120 firearms actually used in movies and TV shows, from the first revolver John Wayne used in a credited film role, through guns from recent Academy Award winners such as The Dark Knight, The Hurt Locker, and No Country for Old Men. The museum's collections include shotguns, rifles, muskets, pistols, revolvers, machine guns and cannons with 3,000 guns on display. The themed galleries follow a timeline of firearms usage and evolution. Military, sporting, competition, hunting, defense, and recreational guns are displayed.