The FBI Reference Firearms Collection at the FBI Laboratory in Quantico is a working forensic library of more than 7,000 firearms, not a public museum.
Not open to the public: A working forensic reference collection at the FBI Laboratory in Quantico, not open to visitors.
Our notes
The FBI Reference Firearms Collection holds more than 7,000 firearms and about 17,000 reference cartridges at the FBI Laboratory in Quantico. The guns are kept working, not polished for display: they are checked out, fired and examined to help investigators identify weapons in criminal cases.
There is no public gallery; it appears here for its place in firearms history.
Timeline
- 1933 Collection started at FBI headquarters
- Later Moved to the FBI Laboratory at Quantico
Plan your visit
- The FBI shares photos and video of the collection online
More maps than the glovebox of a lost elk hunter: Gun Law Maps by State
Nearby on the guide
More history: All firearm museums · Virginia guide