- Pistols
- When it comes to firearms, nothing epitomizes portable protection as much as the pistol. The pistol went from being a cumbersome single shot weapon to the concealable automatic handgun that spits out 1200 rounds per minute.
A pistol is a... View Exhibit Page
- Revolvers
- A revolver (also called a wheel gun), is a repeating handgun that has a revolving cylinder containing multiple chambers and at least one barrel for firing. Revolvers are considered a subset of handguns, distinct from pistols, which in this case are d... View Exhibit Page
- Numa Avendano Collection:
From Private to Colonel…41 Years of Dedicated Service
- Numa Avendano was born in Santander, Spain on 21, February, 1901. In 1907, he emigrated to the U.S. with his family and settled in New Orleans. He attended the Rugby Military Academy, the Gulfcoast Military Academy, College of the City of New York,... View Exhibit Page
- Spiess Collection:
Frank Spiess…A Man of the Guard…1920-1960.
- Frank Spiess Sr. enlisted in the Louisiana National Guard in the 1920s and was commissioned an officer in 1930. He served with distinction and rose through the ranks in the 156th Infantry Regiment and the 141st Field Artillery Regiment in New Orleans... View Exhibit Page
- The George E. Dicks Collection:
A Soldier's Experiences in World War I
- George Eveleth Dicks was born in Natchez, Mississippi on September 17, 1887. He attended the Georgia School of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia where he was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon faternity. In 1922, he married Emily Dalzell Read. The co... View Exhibit Page
- BG John Dunlap, III: Desert Storm Collection
- Gifted by Brigadier General John B. Dunlap III to the LA National Guard Museum at Jackson Barracks in 2018, this collection contains items and documentation relevant to the study of Operations Desert Storm and Desert Shield; pre-deployment informatio... View Exhibit Page
- Collar Brass
- Collar brass refers to the military emblems that are worn on the military uniform. On the right side of the collar is the national emblem: U.S.
On the left side of the collar is the branch insignia which denotes membership in a particular area of... View Exhibit Page
- World War I: The War to End All Wars
- World War I began in 1914, after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, and lasted until 1918. Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire fought against Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, Romania, Japan and the United States... View Exhibit Page