{"id":26003,"date":"2013-10-21T13:30:00","date_gmt":"2013-10-21T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/?p=26003"},"modified":"2013-10-21T13:33:26","modified_gmt":"2013-10-21T18:33:26","slug":"serial-number-one-guns-exhibit-opens-at-nra-sporting-arms-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/serial-number-one-guns-exhibit-opens-at-nra-sporting-arms-museum\/26003\/","title":{"rendered":"Serial Number One Guns exhibit opens at NRA Sporting Arms Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"

Unique No. 1-stamped guns on display at NRA museum in Bass Pro Shops in Springfield, Missouri<\/h1>\n

\"No1StampedGunsNRAblog\"
\nSpringfield, Missouri<\/em> – There’s a new exhibit open at the NRA National Sporting Arms Museum at the Bass Pro Shops flagship superstore in Springfield, Mo — Serial Number One Guns.<\/p>\n

All 29 firearms, from the cap and ball percussion arms of the mid 1800s to a modern polymer frame semi-automatic pistol, featured in the unique exhibit sport a serial number of \u201c1.\u201d Among the pieces on display are a Smith & Wesson Schofield, Colt .40 caliber Model 1851 Navy, Springfield Sharps Model 1870 and more.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are proud to share this special collection of firearms with the visitors of the NRA National Sporting Arms Museum,\u201d said Museum Director Jim Supica. \u201cIndividually, the exhibit\u2019s guns mark first steps in firearm technology. Together, they trace the history of industrialized firearms manufacturing.\u201d<\/p>\n

A serial number of \u201c1\u201d most often indicates the first gun of a particular model; however it may represent a \u201cbatch number\u201d in firearms produced before unique serial numbers were mandated in the Gun Control Act of 1968. Serial numbers may still differ between prototype or pre-production samples and production models. Additionally, manufacturers have been known to create custom numbers in cases of VIP customers.<\/p>\n

The NRA National Sporting Arms Museum is the result of a partnership between Bass Pro Shops and the NRA. Home to more than a thousand firearms, the 7,500-square foot museum focuses on the history of hunting, conservation and freedom. Visitors can see this one-of-a-kind collection at 1935 S. Campbell in Springfield, Mo. The museum is open every day from 10 A.M. to 7 P.M. and admission is free. For more information, visit http:\/\/www.basspro.com\/nramuseum<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

NRAblog<\/a> is your connection to the programs of the NRA. It is a project of the NRA\u2019s Media Relations Division. <\/em>
\nPUBLISHING:
\nNRA Executive Director: Kyle Weaver<\/p>\n

CONTRIBUTORS:<\/strong>
\nLars Dalseide. E-mail him at LDalseide (AT) nrahq.org.
\nKyle Jillson. E-mail him at KJillson (AT) nrahq.org.
\nJustin McDaniel E-mail him at JMcDaniel (AT) nrahq.org.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

All 29 firearms, from the cap and ball percussion arms of the mid 1800s to a modern polymer frame semi-automatic pistol, featured in the unique exhibit sport a serial number of \u201c1.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":26032,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[58],"tags":[3220,2623],"class_list":["post-26003","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-from-the-industry","tag-nra-sporting-arms-museum","tag-nrablog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26003","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/26"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26003"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26003\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26032"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26003"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26003"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26003"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}