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Here are photos from a recent stop by the NRA's National Firearms Museum near Washington DC. It was VERY impressive, and I highly recommend it. I'm not a very good photographer and the glass cases played havoc with the flash and auto focus, so these pictures don't do justice. I was especially disappointed that the pictures of the Beretta display didn't come out as they were set in deeply recessed and dimly lit cases (a set of 4 DRs in 30-06, 375H&H, 470, and 600). I counted a total of 6 600 Nitros (two Purdeys, a Holland, a Fraser, Jeffery, and the Beretta). Nice!

Morton Stanley's 4-bore

Single shot Webley 577N

Rodda 450-400

Rising bite 470 from 1924

Not a very good photo as the gun is in a mirror lined case, but a Purdey 600N with a massive beavertail fore end!

Another Purdey 600!

Purdey 470 with engraving by Ken Hunt

Punt gun

Italian shotguns of all types

Lancaster 4 barreled 28ga c1887

Holland 700H&H

Another Holland 700

Holland 600N from 1985

Holland 577N from 1970

Holland 465 from 1921

Holland originally made as a 458 then rechambered to 460 Guns and Ammo! Bet you don't see too many of those! Granted it was owned by the owner of G&A....

Holland 300H&H from 1951

A Greener 22 Hornet from 1927, a Greener 8-bore DR from 1883, and a Jeffery 600N!

A Fraser 600N

Droplock 12 gauge

An early Army Navy 577N

Lastly, an incredible 577 Snider

Almost all of the above guns other than the punt and 4-bore came from the personal collection of Robert Petersen. I'm impressed that the collection was preserved. The man had taste, I'll say!

Bob

Edited by CptCurl (25/05/11 10:43 AM)

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