Clint Eastwood's .44 Magnum Smith & Wesson on NRANews

Fairfax, Virginia - Are you feeling lucky, punk?

Well if you're tuned in tonight for Curator's Corner you will be, because that's where you're going to get close up and personal with Dirty Harry's Smith & Wesson .44 Magnum Model 29 revolver. At the time of filming, back in 1971, it was the most powerful handgun in the world.

Unlike previous Dirty Harry segments on NRANews, this one has a twist.

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Ever think of Cowboy Action Shooting? This is where it all started

Although most episodes of Curator's Corner are shot right here at NRA Headquarters, there are times when we're whisked away to exotic locations for a look at an equally exotic firearm or two. Last week's show, for example, we got a look at Patrick Hernandez's War Surplus rifles while in Albuquerque, New Mexico for the National Police Shooting Championships. Well they didn't stop there.

For just down the road a piece (about thirty miles west to be exact) is the town of Edgewood, and in Edgewood is the World Headquarters for SASS — the Single Action Shooting Society. Which, for those of you wondering, explains the period garb worn by Senior Curator Phil Schreier there on the right.

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Rifles used in World War 1 now used in New Mexico competitions

Albuquerque, New Mexico - While in New Mexico for the 2012 National Police Shooting Championships, we ran into one-time NRAblog correspondent Patrick Hernandez. Patrick, if you remember, wrote about his club — the New Mexico Military Surplus Rifles and Pistols Shooters.

That's when it hit NRANews producer John Popp ... who better to perform a Curator's Corner on the fly then Pat? With the invitation extended, Pat ran home home and brought a few of his firearms for the NRANews cameras and crew.

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The NRA is auctioning off the Arietta shotgun featured in this week's episode

Fairfax, Virginia - This week's edition of Curator's Corner is one of the rare occasions a National Firearms Museum curator isn't actually featured. Tonight, Cliff Burgess from NRA Office of Advancement introduces us to Manny & Kristy DeLaCruz with GunAuction.com and the NRA Firearms for Freedom program.

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NRA Museum highlights rifles shot by Theodore Roosevelt's kids

Fairfax, Virginia - Thursday night means we're back in the saddle for another edition of Curator's Corner. Sticking with our President Theodore Roosevelt theme, Senior Curator Phil Schreier brings John Popp to the "Lion's Pride" portion of the new exhibit.

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Fairfax, Virginia - With the recent opening of their new exhibit “Theodore Roosevelt, Trappings on an Icon”, Senior Curator Phil Schreier brings NRANews into the National Firearms Museum for a close up look at one of the treasures: Roosevelt's tunic, hat and sword that he wore and used during the charge up San Juan Hill.

Thanks again to the National Park Service for allowing us to house these treasures while they complete their renovation of Sagamore Hill.

In this clip, Phil provides background on where the items were stored, where he was looking and how Brooks Brothers played a part in it all.

NRA recreates President Roosevelt's library from Sagamore Hill

Fairfax, Virginia - The latest exhibit at the NRA National Firearms Museum focuses on Theodore Roosevelt — Hunter, President and NRA life member. This week on Curator's Corner, Senior Curator Philip Schreier takes John Popp into the 26th President's Summer White House.

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President Theodore Roosevelt Collection opening at NRA Museum

NRA Senior Curator Phil Schreier stands beside NRANews Executive Producer John Popp at National Firearms Museum's opening of Theodore Roosevelt collection.

Fairfax, Virginia - Late last year, the National Firearms Museum received a shipment from Sagamore Hill — the ancestral home of President Theodore Roosevelt. While Sagamore Hill undergoes renovation, the staff over at the National Parks Service was kind enough to lend a portion of the estate's collection to the NRA Museum. That collection now is on display under the exhibit named Trappings of an Icon.

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Only 400 revolvers made before Smith & Wesson enforces patent

Fairfax, Virginia - Phil Schreier likes to make a splash when standing before the bright lights of NRANews. As Senior Curator for the National Firearms Museum, we've come to expect the same. A beautiful gun. A powerful gun. An unorthodox rarity that few have seldom seen. Something like the E.A. Prescott revolver.

"It's a .38 revolver," started Schreier. "Most would not guess that it is a Civil War period gun because there are no telltale percussion cones on the cylinder."

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