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Main St., Louisville, KY 40202; Ph: (502)753-5663; www.frazierarmsmuseum.org
Frontier Army Museum (19), Focuses onFort Leavenworths role in westward expan-sion, exhibiting one of the finest collectionsof horse-drawn military carriages in thenation, including a 1790 prairie schooner.100 Reynolds Ave., Fort Leavenworth, KS66027; Ph: (913) 684-3186
Gene Autry Museum of Western Heri-tage (20), Exhibits many historic guns onceowned by individuals well known in westernhistory such as outlaw Frank James andothers. 4700 Western Heritage Way, LosAngeles, CA 90027-1462; Ph: (323) 667-2000; www.autrynationalcenter.org
General George Patton Museum (21),Largest collection of Patton artifacts inthe world, including personal items used
by General Patton throughout his life andan Armor Memorial Park. 4554 FayetteAvenue, Fort Knox, KY 40121-0208 Ph:(502) 624-3812
Gettysburg National Military Park (22),
National Park Service museum exhibits anoutstanding collection of Civil War era mar-tial arms, both Union and Confederate. 97Taneytown RD, Gettysburg, PA 17325; Ph:(717) 334-1124, Fax: (717) 334-1891
Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS (23),Historic siteprovides an understanding of the frontier
cattle era of the Nations history. Hdq. 266Warren Lane, Deer Lodge, MT 59722; Ph:(406) 846-2070, ext. 224; Visitor Center;(406) 846-2070, ext. 250, Fax: (406) 846-3962
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park(24), Extensive museum including a CivilWar museum. P.O. Box 65, Harpers Ferry,WV 25425; (304) 535-6029
Higgins Armory Museum (25), With 5,000objects on 4 floors, it is the only institutionin the Northeast dedicated to the collection,preservation, exhibition, and interpretationof arms and armor. 100 Barber Avenue,Worcester, MA 01606-2444; (508) 853-6015; www.higgins.org
Huntington Museum of Art (80) Includesan entire wing on the Herman P. DeanFirearms Collection parts of which havebeen on special exhibit at OGCA in recentyears. 2033 McCoy RD., Huntington WV25701; (304) 529-2701
J. M. Davis Arms Museum (27), Extensive
and eclectic collection of guns in varying
states of preservation. 333 Lynn RiggsBlvd., (U.S. Route 66), Claremore, OK74018; Ph: (918) 341-5707; www.state.ok.us/~jmdavis/
Jim Gatchell Museum (28), 200 his-toric guns from all the major gun makers.Closed in winter. 100 Fort St., P.O. Box 596,
Buffalo, WY 82834; Ph: (307) 684-9331;www.jimgatchell.com
John M. Browning Firearms Museum(29), Original models of firearms designedby John M. Browning are displayed. 2501Wall Ave., Ogden, UT 84401; Ph: (801)393-9886
Kansas Museum of History (30),Includesa Civil War Museum, 6425 SW Sixth Ave.,Topeka, KS 66615-1099; Ph: (785) 272-8681
Kentucky Military History Museum (31),
Emphasizes the service of the Kentucky
Militia, State Guard, and other volunteermilitary organizations from the Revolutionthrough the Gulf War. 100 W. Broadway,Frankfort, KY 40601; Ph: (502) 564-1792,(877) 444-7867; email: [email protected]
Maine State Museum (32), State HouseStation 83, Augusta, ME 04333; Ph: (207)287-2301; www.maine.gov/museum/index.html
Metropolitan Museum of Art (33), Severalexceptional firearms including Colt ThirdModel Dragoon Percussion Revolver, ca.1853 gifted by George Repaire that wasonce part of the Locke collection. 5thAvenue at 82nd Street, New York City, NY10028; Ph: (212) 879-5500, Ext. 3396;www.metmuseum.org.
Milwaukee Public Museum Reference Li-brary, See Nunnemacher Collection(34).
Missouri History Museum (35), FromLindberghs plane, William Clark and theCivil War. 5700 Lindell Blvd., St. Louis, MO63112-0040. Ph: (314) 361-4599; wwwmohistory.com
Missouri State Museum (36),One of thehighlights of this collection is over 125Missouri Civil War battle flags. Jefferso
St. and Capital Ave., Jefferson City, MO656101; Ph: (573) 751-2854
Montana Historical Society (37), Ove1,000 firearms, P.O. Box 201201, 225North Roberts, Helena, MT 59620-1201Ph: (406) 444-2694; email: [email protected]
Morristown National Historic Park (38)
Revolutionary War Arms, 30 WashingtoPlace, Morristown, NJ 07960-4299; Ph(908) 766-8215; www.nps.gov/morr
Motts Military Museum, Inc. (39), Foundeby Life member Warren Motts, this museumis dedicated to preserving the memory of aindividuals that served in the United StateMilitary. 5075 South Hamilton Rd., Groveport OH, 43125-9336; Ph: (614) 836-1500www.mottsmilitarymuseum.org
Mountain Post Museum (40), The Mountain Post Historical Center honors the history of brave soldiers, past, present andfuture. Check for opening. Fort CarsonCO 80913; Ph: (303) 579-2908
Museum of Connecticut History at TheConnecticut State Library (13), TheColt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company Collection. 213 Capitol Ave, HartfordCT 06106; Ph: (860) 757-6535, Fax: (860757-6533
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Arizona
Arizona State Museum (2)
Arkansas
Saunders Memorial Museum (62)
California
Gene Autry Museum of Western Heritage (20)
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles
County (45)Colorado
Colorado Histor ical Society (11)
Colorado Springs Pioneer Museum (12)
Mountain Post Museum (40)
Connecticut
The Museum of Connecticut History at The
Connecticut State Library (13)
District of Columbia
National Museum of American History (Smith-
sonian Institut ion) (46)
Naval Historical Center (50)
Saunders Memorial Museum (62)
GeorgiaChickamauga-Chattanooga National Military
Park (8)
National Civil War Naval Museum (82)
Illinois
The Art Institute of Chicago (4)
Pritzker Military Library (58)
Rock Island Arsenal Museum (60)
Kansas
Frontier Army Museum (19)
Kansas Museum of History (30)
U.S. Cavalry Museum (69)
Kentucky
Frazier Histor ical Arms Museum (18)
General George Patton Museum (21)
Kentucky Military Histo ry Museum (31)
Maine
Maine State Museum (32)
Maryland
Baltimore Maritime Museum (5)
U.S. Army Ordinance Museum (70)
Massachusetts
First Corps of Cadets Museum (15)
Higgins Armory Museum (25)
Museum of Springfield History at The Spring-
field Museums(85)Smith & Wesson Museum (63)Springfield Armory National Historic Site (64)
Missouri
Missouri Histor y Museum (35)
Missouri State Museum (36)Ralph Foster Museum at College of the Ozarks (81)
Montana
C.M. Russell Museum (7)
Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS (23)
Montana Historical Society (37)Nebraska
Museum of Nebraska History (41)
Museum of the Fur Trade (42)
Nevada
Nevada State Museum (51)New Jersey
Morristown National Historic Park (38)
New Mexico
Frank Brownell Museum of the Southwest (83)
Roswell Museum and Art Center (61)
Palace of t he Governors (55)
White Sands Missile Range (75)
New York
Fort Ticonderoga (17)
Metropolitan Museum of Art (33)
Watervliet Arsenal Museum (73)
West Point Museum (74)
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Special Note: Ontario, Canada member,Frank Grant owns a museum 60 miles
north of Buffalo, The Canadian MilitaryStudies Museum. (Send your recommenda-tions for other international museums for a
future edition. )
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Museum of Nebraska History (41), Largecollection in storage, only portion on exhi-bition. P.O. Box 82554, Lincoln NE 68508;Ph: (402) 417-4754 or 800-833-6747;email: [email protected]
Museum of the Fur Trade (42), Closed inwinter but exhibits an outstanding array ofartifacts related to the fur trade includingNorthwest trade guns and others. 6321Hwy. 20, Chadron, NE 69337; Ph: (308)
432-3843; www.furtrade.org
Museum of Springfield History atThe Springfield Museums (85) ,"Gun Making in the Valley" Collection; 21Edwards St., Springfield, MA 01103; Ph.(800) 625-7738; springfieldmuseums.org
National Cowboy Hall of Fame andWestern Heritage Center (43), Houses
the Weitzenhoffer Gallery of Fine AmericanFirearms. 1700 N.E. 63rd St., Oklahoma,OK 73111; Ph: (405) 478-2250
National Firearms Museum (44), Ex-tensive National Rifle Assn. museum ofboth antique and modern arms. 11250Waples Mill Rd., Fairfax, VA 22030; Ph:(703) 267-1600
Natural History Museum of Los AngelesCounty (45), Hall of California Historycovers roughly four centuries of humanhistory from 1540 to 1940 and spans
the geographic area that is presently theUnited States Southwest. 900 ExpositionBlvd., Los Angeles CA 90007; Ph: (213)763-3466
National Civil War Naval Museum (82)40,000-square-foot facility that featurestwo original Civil War military vessels,uniforms, equipment and weapons. 1002Victory Dr., Columbus, GA 31901 (706)327 9798 www.portcolumbus.org
National Museum of American History
(Part of the Smithsonian Institution)(46), 14th Street and Constitution Avenue,Washington, D.C. 20560; Ph: (202) 633-3950; www.americanhistory.si.edu;
National Museum of the Marine Corps(47), More than just tanks, aircraft, landingcraft, weapons, and uniforms. 18900 Jef-
ferson Davis Hwy., Triangle, VA 22172; Ph:(877) 635-1775; www.usmcmuseum.org
National Museum of the U.S. Air Force(48),Military aviation history, 400+ aero-space vehicles, along with thousands ofhistorical items and exhibits that bring his-tory to life and connect the Wright brotherslegacy with todays stealth and precisiontechnology.1100 Spaatz St., Wright-Pat-terson AFB, OH 45433; Ph: (937) 255-3286; www.nationalmuseum.af.mil
Naval Historical Center (50), Anythingabout the navy you would want to know.805 Kidder Breese St. SE, Washington
Navy Yard, D.C. 20374-5060
Nevada State Museum (51),Call for newmuseum opening. 600 N. Carson St.,Carson City, NV 89701-4004; Ph: (775)687-4810, Fax: (775) 687-4333
Nunnemacher Collection of Firearms(52), Extensive American, European andAsian culture and technological collectionswith a focus on firearms technology. Lo-
cated at Milwaukee Public Museum Refer-ence Library,800 W. Wells St., Milwaukee,
WI 53233-1478; Ph: (414) 278-2728
Ohio Historical Society (53), Main museum located in Columbus with 50 historic
sites and museums throughoutthe stateSome sites are closed/seasonal due to
lack of funds. Firearms collection includesthe engraved Cecil Brooks flintlock riflefrom OGCA. 1982 Velma Ave., ColumbusOH 43211; Ph: (614) 297-2300 / (800686-6124; www.ohiohistory.org
Old West Museum (54),Showcases thespirit of the American West and preservesthe history of Cheyenne Frontier Days4610 Carey Ave., P.O. Box 2720, Chey-enne, WY 82003; Ph: (307) 778-7290
Palace of the Governors (55), Collectionhighlights Rough Riders, Pancho Villa and
Santa Fe Trail naming a few. 105 W. Palace Ave., Santa Fe, NM 87504-2087; Ph(505) 476-5100, Fax: (505) 476-5104
Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum(56), Whole wing devoted to all kindsof firearms. 2503 4th Ave., Canyon, TX79015; Ph: (806) 651-2244
Pioneer Memorial Museum (57), Themuseum basement houses an assortmen
of swords, guns, military apparel. 300 NMain St., Salt Lake City, UT.
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Pritzker Military Library (58), The incred-ible story of the Citizen Soldier in AmericanHistory. 610 N. Fairbanks Court, 2nd Floor,Chicago, IL 60611
Ralph Foster Museum at College of theOzarks (81) Large FirearmCollection atmuseum dedicated to preserving Ozarkhistory. P O Box 17, Point Lookout, MO
65726 (417) 334-6411 ext. 3407 www.rfostermuseum.com
Remington Arms Co. Museum (59),
Open only in summer but displays ex-amples of most models of guns made inthe firms 189-year history. 870 Reming-ton Drive, P.O. Box 700, Madison, NC
27025-0700
Rock Island Arsenal Museum (60),Sec-ond Oldest US Army Museum. Many out-door military displays. The only U.S. Armyfacility that assembles tool sets, kits, and
outfits that support equipment in the field.Still makes mounts, recoil mechanisms,artillery carriages, and other combat equip-ment.) ATTN: AMSTA-RI-CF, Rock Island,IL 61299-5000; Ph: (309) 782-5021; Fax:(309) 782-3598
Roswell Museum and Art Center (61),Excellent exhibit of firearms as well asNative American artifacts. 100 W. Elev-enth St., Roswell, NM 88201; Ph: (505)624-6722
Saunders Memorial Museum (62),Features a collection of guns which be-longed to Col. C.B. Saunders. Some ofthe displays include side arms of JesseJames, Wild Bill Hickok, Pancho Villa, andAnnie Oakley. May be seasonal. 115 E.Madison, Berryville, AR 72616; Ph: (870)423-2563
Smithsonian Institute, A conglomerateof museums. Many firearms in their col-lection to be found at the SmithsoniansNational Museum of American History,above. Washington D.C.; Ph: (202) 633-
1000; email [email protected]
Smith & Wesson Museum (63), Chang-ing exhibits at S&W Shooting Sports Cen-ter which sometimes include examplesof pre-1900 S&W arms. Located in thefactory building down the street from thestore and shooting range. 2100 RooseveltAve., Springfield, MA 01104-1606; Ph:(800) 331-0852
Springfield Armory National HistoricSite (64), Major exhibit of U.S. militaryarms. Much more in storage. One Ar-mory Square, Suite 2, Springfield, MA01105-1299
Texas Military Forces Museum (67),Presents the history of the Texas Militaryfrom the Texas Revolution to the present.2200 W. 35th St., Austin, TX 78703-1222;(512) 782-5659
Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum
(68), Texas Ranger Artifacts & Exhibits. I-35 and University Parks Dr., Waco, TX76702-2570; Ph: (254) 750-8631
U.S. Army Quartermaster Museum (72),The firearm collection is a good represen-tation of the evolution of firing systemsused by the American Army since 1775.
1201 22nd St., Fort Lee, VA 23801-1601;Ph: (804) 734-4203
U.S. Cavalry Museum (69),Chroniclesthe American mounted horse soldier from
the Revolutionary War to the 1950's. P.O.Box 2325, Ft. Riley, KS 66442-0325; Ph:(785) 784-5797; email: [email protected]; www.uscavalry.org
U.S. Army Ordinance Museum (70),Includes exhibits of cavalry activities fromtheir early beginnings in the RevolutionaryWar up to their modern deployment in thePersian Gulf. Aberdeen Proving Gound,MD; Ph: (410) 278-3602
Union Pacific Historical Museum (71),
Significant collection in storage. Check
for current status of exhibit before visiting.P.O. Box 4006, Cheyenne, WY 82003;email: [email protected]
Warther Museum and Knife Factory(77)Unique wood carving and knifemak-ing museum. Dale Warther is an OGCAmember. 331 Karl Ave, Dover, OH 44622(330) 343-7513, www.warthers.com
Watervliet Arsenal Museum (73), Tellsthe story of Watervliet Arsenal as wellas the history of the Big Guns and many
one-of-a-kind guns from the past 400years. One Buffington St., Watervliet, NY12189-4003; Ph: (518) 266-5111
West Point Museum (74), Largest of itskind in the United States. Featured galler-ies: large weapons, small weapons, WestPoint, history of warfare, history of UnitedStates Army, and American wars. U.S.
Military Academy, 2110 S. Post Rd., WestPoint, NY 10996; Ph: (914) 938-2203
White Sands Missile Range Museum(75), Outside the museum is a missilepark displaying a variety of missiles androckets tested at White Sands. WSMR,NM 88002; Ph: (575) 678-2121
Woolaroc Museum (76), Features famedPhillips collection of Colts including numer-ous Patersons. Rt. 3, Box 2100, Bartles-ville OK 74003; Ph: (888) 966-5276
Wyoming State Museum (78), NelsonMuseum of the West houses a fine fire-arms collection. 1714 Carey Ave., Chey-enne, WY 82001; Ph: (307) 635-7670;email: [email protected]
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