The Fuller Gun Collection at the Chickamauga Battlefield Visitor Center traces American military shoulder arms in one free gun room inside a national military park.
Don’t miss
- Gun room of American military shoulder arms
- Displays arranged as a timeline of firearms technology
- Collection donated in 1949 on condition it stay on public view
- 26-minute orientation film on the Chattanooga campaign
Our visit
The Gun Show Loophole Tour stopped at Chickamauga Battlefield in October 2012 to see the Fuller collection. Claud Fuller started collecting in a Kansas hardware store, and his collection of American military long arms became one of the most complete anywhere.
The photos below are from that visit: case after case of muskets and rifles, each with its label, in the visitor center at the battlefield park.
Timeline
- 1920s Claud Fuller begins collecting
- 1954 Collection opens at Chickamauga on July 4
Plan your visit
- Call the park at 706-866-9241 to confirm hours before visiting
- Rangers occasionally give programs on the collection
More maps than the glovebox of a lost elk hunter: Gun Law Maps by State
Nearby on the guide
More history: All firearm museums · Georgia guide