Largest Revolver

The largest revolver in the collection is a Smith & Wesson 500, shown here (bottom) with the Smith & Wesson .44 Magnum, which was made famous in the movie “Dirty Harry.”
Largest Revolver
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"Pretty Boy" Floyd

The collection includes one of gangster “Pretty Boy” Floyd’s Colt Model 1911 pistols. This particular pistol once hung on Director J. Edgar Hoover’s so-called “wall of shame,” which included weapons belonging to criminals who were sought by the Bureau.

"Pretty Boy" Floyd
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Microscopic marks can be compared under a special microscope to determine if bullets and cartridge cases were fired by a particular firearm.

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