Over the years, personal firearms owned by world leaders, outlaws, and legendary marksmen have become symbolic representations of their power and persona. These weapons can include finely engraved presentation pieces, and more rugged examples used by frontier legends.
Pistols ImageTypeOwnerCreatorSourcesGold-inlaid Walther PPKAdolf HitlerCarl Walther GmbH SportwaffenFlintlock dueling pistolsAndrew JacksonUnknown.22 caliber, Gold plated and engraved pistolAnnie OakleyStevens-Gould No. 37M1911Elvis PresleyColt Manufacturing CompanyFN Model 10Gavrilo PrincipFabrique NationaleGolden LugerHermann GöringDeutsche Waffen und MunitionsfabrikenFlintlock pistolLemuel Purnell MontgomeryUnknown
Revolvers ImageTypeOwnerCreatorSourcesColt Third Model Dragoon Percussion RevolverAbdul Mejid IColt Manufacturing Company.38 Smith & Wesson revovlerAl CaponeSmith & Wesson.44 British Bulldog revolverCharles J. GuiteauWebley & ScottElman "Fired in Anger" p. 166.Colt Dragoon RevolversEmir AbdelkaderColt Manufacturing CompanyColt Single-Action Army .45 and Smith & Wesson .357 Magnum revolversGeorge S. PattonColt Manufacturing CompanyColt Dragoon RevolversGeorge W. MorganColt Manufacturing CompanyTranter revolverJ. E. B. StuartWilliam Tranter.45 Schofield Smith & Wesson Model 3 revovlerJesse JamesSmith & Wesson.44 revovlerJesse JamesHopkins & AllenColt Single Action ArmyJudge GeraldColt Manufacturing Company.32 Iver Johnson "Safety Automatic" revolver Leon CzolgoszIver JohnsonTaylerson, A. W. F. (1971). The Revolver, 1889–1914. New York City: Crown Publishers. p. 60. Johns, A. Wesley (1970). The Man Who Shot Mckinley. South Brunswick N.J.: A. S. Barnes. p. 97. .Colt Third Model Dragoon Percussion RevolverNicholas IColt Manufacturing CompanyColt M1861 Navy RevolversPhilip H. SheridanColt Manufacturing CompanyColt Navy RevolverWild Bill HickokColt Manufacturing CompanySmith & Wesson Model 3 revovlerWyatt EarpSmith & WessonSmith & Wesson Model 3 revovlerWyatt EarpSmith & Wesson
Rifles ImageTypeOwnerCreatorSourcesHenry repeating rifleAbraham LincolnNew Haven Arms CompanyRemington Gamemaster Model 760James Earl RayRemington ArmsWinchester lever-action rifleJesse JamesWinchester Repeating Arms CompanySharps rifleJohn BrownSharps Rifle Manufacturing CompanyScoped Carcano rifleLee Harvey OswaldBrescia Arms FactoryHunting musket Napoleon BonaparteJean LepageHarmonica rifleSam HoustonHenry GrossMiquelet jezaiThomas JeffersonMuhammad the gunsmithMiquelet lock musketThomas JeffersonAmmal BarahPercussion sports rifleUlysses S. GrantN. & N. Gilbert WhitmorePercussion rifleWilliam J. GravesHenry Deringer
Shotguns ImageTypeOwnerCreatorSources12 gauge double-barreled shotgunJames W. JacksonUnknown12 gauge double-barreled shotgunTheodore RooseveltAnsley H. Fox
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