Firearms of Famous People: From Target Shooters to Presidents

August 15, 2015–April 23, 2017 - The exhibition includes three presidential pistols, including a .44 Double Action Smith & Wesson revolver owned by Teddy Roosevelt, along with a belt knife used by “Teddy’s Rough Riders” during the Spanish-American War. Also featured is a .32 Safety Hammerless Smith & Wesson acquired by Franklin Delano Roosevelt when he was employed as an attorney in New York in the 1920s. The third presidential weapon is a .357 Magnum made especially for John F. Kennedy, featuring the handiwork of master engraver Alvin A. White.