Metropolitan Museum of Art, Arms and Armor
540 firearms (160 on display) Built in 1912 New York, NY Guns on display at the Met mostly decorated firearmsEuropean, Japanese, Islamic and American firearms sixteenth to nineteenth…
540 firearms (160 on display) Built in 1912 New York, NY Guns on display at the Met mostly decorated firearmsEuropean, Japanese, Islamic and American firearms sixteenth to nineteenth…
founded in 1911-2020 once located at 5 Centre Market PlaceThe four foot long revolver (a replica) that long hung in above the store has been sold to someone…
over 300 acres opened in 1906 located on the shore of Lake Erie in northern Ohio 1906 original land purchased 1907 Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP)1907 and the NRA-sponsored…
1,200 firearms on display Opened July 4, 1905 Rock Island, Illinois The Rock Island Arsenal Museum is located on the Rock Island Arsenal, an island in the Mississippi…
66 guns, 12 on display Created in 1905 Hartford, Connecticut Elizabeth Hart Jarvis Colt Collection1905 Samuel Colt’s wife Elizabeth Colt donated his personal gun collection and memorabiliaColt’s personal…
3,500 guns, 150 on display 1901 Built1928 Metschl catalog has an account of the collection in storage Milwaukee, WI Milwaukee Public Museum natural and human history museum Firearms…
created in 1896 1896 Tucson Rifle Club was first organized1919 chartered by the National Rifle AssociationOriginally on a tract of land that is now the site of Pima…
100+? on display Created in 1895 Gettysburg, Pennsylvania focused on the three-day Battle of Gettysburg (July 1-3, 1863)November 19, 1863 dedication of the Soldiers’ National CemeteryMarch 1864 cemetery…
148 acres used from 1889 – 1907 Sea Girt, New Jersey built in 188922 targets- Army canvas type with oval ringstwo 1000-yard firing pointsrevolver matches Schuetzen matchesMuseum located…
7,000 guns (150 on display) 1876 Created Smithsonian, Washington, DC 1876 National Museum of American History established the National Firearms Collection in Washington, DCAmerica’s historic firearms:patent models, military…