Category Archives: Museum

Smith & Wesson Gallery of Firearms History – Wood Museum

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1,600 guns (150 on display)

Created in 1995

Springfield, MA

  • 2,000 sq. feet
  • 15 cases
  • 1995 & 1998, Smith & Wesson donated the factory reference & prototype collection of
    1,462 firearms to create the Smith & Wesson Gallery of Firearms History
  • supplemented by donations from collectors
  • more than 400,000 Smith & Wesson documents
Smith & Wesson Gallery of Firearms History

https://bennicholson.com/guns/Wood-Museum-of-Springfield-History-Smith-&-Wesson-Gallery-of-Firearms-History.html

Bannerman Castle

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The Museum of Lost Arts

 one-time largest dealer in military surplus, Bannerman’s often stated goal was that his stock become obsolete as humanity learned to settle disputes through other means, and that his vast collections become a museum to the “lost arts.”

Bannerman’s Catalog of Military Goods

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Autry National Center of the American West

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More than 100 guns

November 1988

Los Angeles, California

  • July 2013 Gamble Firearms Gallery opened
  • Colt Revolver in the American West Exhibit
  • More than 100 guns from a chairman of Colt’s collection
  • Open almost every day
  • $15 adults / $6 kids

Autry National Center of the American West

The Autry National Center of the American West
4700 Western Heritage Way
Los Angeles, CA 90027-1462
(323) 667-2000
https://theautry.org

National Firearms Museum

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3,000 guns on display (6,000+ in archives)

,1998

Fairfax, VA

  • Established in 1935 at old NRA Headquarters
  • 1998 moved to current location
  • 20,000 square feet
  • 15 Galleries
  • 85 exhibit cases
  • FREE – Open Almost Every Day
  • 50,000 – 60,000 visitors per year

Published on Nov 22, 2012

We had the opportunity to meet Doug Wicklund, Senior Curator of the NRA National Firearms Museum at the NRA Headquarters in Fairfax, Virginia (just outside of Washington D.C.)

Doug showed us the Firearms Library, the Conservation Lab and the Firearms Archives. Thanks to Doug and the NRA for this opportunity to share this ‘behind the scenes’ look at the NRA Museum’s Firearms Collection

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Titan II Missile Museum

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1 (one) 9 Megaton Titan II Thermonuclear Intercontinental Ballistic Missile

May 21, 1986

Sahuarita, AZ

  • Air Force Facility Missile Site 8
  • Titan II ICBM Site 571-7
  • 571st Strategic Missile Squadron (SMS)
  • 390th Strategic Missile Wing (SMW)
  • 1963 – became operational
  • November 11, 1982 – 571-7 came off alert
  • February of 1983 – concept of museum began
  • 1984 – deactivated 
  • September 1985 – Silo given to Pima County for a Museum
  • May 21, 1986 – Titan Missile Museum opened to the public run by the nonprofit Arizona Aerospace Foundation
  • 1994 – declared a National Historic Landmark

Titan Missile Museum
1580 W. Duval Mine Rd.
Sahuarita, Arizona 85629

Phone
520-625-7736

Email
info@titanmissilemuseum.org

Dragonman’s Military Museum

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Over 3,000 guns

Opened in 1982

260 acres

Colorado Springs, CO

  • Private museum owned by Mel “Dragonman” Bernstein
  • 65,000sq ft museum on 260 remote acres
  • 80 military vehicles, 900 uniformed mannequins
  • Open April – November
  • $20 Adults / $10 Child Tours on Sundays

Dragonman’s Military Museum
1200 Dragonman Dr, Colorado Springs, CO 80929
(719) 683-2200
DragonMans.com

Dragonman’s Military Museum
Colorado Springs, CO

Possibly the best World War Two Museum I’ve seen. A very complete collection with tours led by Dragon Man If you have a chance to experience the Military Museum at DragonLand, you will not be disappointed

Dragon Land is AWESOME If you like guns, or Military history, then you need to visit this place This intro video will be just the first of a series of videos from Dragon Land The BEST Military Museum I’ve seen, and I’ve seen a lot of them Stay tuned for more from Dragonland, the coolest Gun Shop in Colorado

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Harding Collection – Art Institute of Chicago

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200 guns (75 on display)

Created in 1982

Chicago, IL

George F. Harding collection of Arms & Armor

  • 1939 George F. Harding, Jr. died
  • 1982 George F. Harding collection of Arms & Armor was  granted to the Art Institute of Chicago
  •  European and Asian arms and armor made from 1450s – 1850s
  • German, French and Italian match-lock, wheel-lock and flint-lock hunting rifles, pistols
  • publicly accessible pull out drawers, revealing firearms

https://archive.artic.edu/arms-and-armor/harding/

https://bennicholson.com/guns/Art-Institute-of-Chicago-Harding-Collection.html

Boot Hill Museum

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200+ guns on display

Opened in October 1978

Dodge City, KS

  • “Guns That Won the West” exhibit
  • collection started in the 1870s
  • 1932 the Beeson Museum opened
  • 1964 Many items were obtained from the Beeson Museum when it closed
  • Open every day
  • Adult $12 / Child $9

Guns that Won the West on display at the Boot Hill Museum in Dodge City, Kansas
They have guns of the Frontiersman, guns of the Buffalo Hunters, guns of the Gamblers, guns of the Lawman, guns of the Outlaws, and an extensive hand cuff collection. and a Old West Jail Cell

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feqgE6D26zA

Also on display at the Dodge City Museum are Winchester Firearms and Colt Firearms

Boot Hill Museum
500 West Wyatt Earp Boulevard
Dodge City, Kansas 67801
(620) -227-8188
BootHill.org