The staff of the NRA National Firearms Museum will be at the Dulles Expo Center in Chantilly, Virginia, on July 24, 25, and 26, 2009. Stop by their table--it's usually in the corner near the cafe--to see the following Smith & Wesson revolvers:

• Theodore Roosevelt's engraved .38 New Model No. 3
• Annie Oakley’s engraved No.1 .22
  
• Dirty Harry’s famed .44 Magnum Model 29
  
• and more!

We thank Doug Wicklund for the following overview:

What do Dirty Harry, President Theodore Roosevelt, Jesse James, Annie Oakley, Herb Parsons, and Steve McQueen all have in common? Each of these famous people owned Smith & Wesson revolvers and their intriguing guns will be part of a special National Firearms Museum temporary exhibition, “Six Special Smith & Wessons” at the next National Capitol EXPO Center gunshow on July 24, 25, and 26, 2009.

If you’ve ever asked yourself if you feel lucky, just seeing Dirty Harry’s famed .44 Magnum Model 29 in person will answer that question. This is the actual revolver used by Clint Eastwood onscreen in his Dirty Harry and Magnum Force films.  

One of the handguns that Theodore Roosevelt took to war, an engraved .38 New Model No. 3, provides the chance to see an historic sixgun that served in the Spanish-American War with Roosevelt and the Rough Riders.

Jesse James, one of the most notorious outlaws of the American West, is represented by a Smith & Wesson Schofield and its matching holster used by his gang on several daring holdups.

Exhibition shooters Annie Oakley and Herb Parsons are also shown by their Smith & Wessons - Annie’s engraved No.1 .22 revolver is a diminutive piece she received from the company and the recently donated stag-gripped double-action .38 used by Herb Parsons in many shooting demonstrations is also part of this museum traveling display.

Moviegoers may remember actor Steve McQueen wielding a Schofield revolver in Nevada Smith, a 1966 film. This original revolver was once owned by express company Wells Fargo, then it went on to work for Hollywood in several Western roles.

If you’d like to see more - remember the National Firearms Museum is just minutes away down the road in Fairfax, Virginia from the National Capitol EXPO Center, offering thousands of other arms on free daily exhibition. For more information on the museum’s educational programs, email nfmstaff@nrahq.org or call (703) 267-1600.

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