RUXTON MUSEUM

The G. A. Ruxton Memorial Museum and Traditional Shooting Palavar is the brainchild of two great friends, David Braun and Andy Ward. The misspelling is intentional (at least I think so) - spelling being a matter of personal preference in our early history... David and Andy share a passion for the history of early America, westward expansion and traditional firearms. Over the years, this passion resulted in the accumulation of several original guns and modern made replicas. Some of these guns were acquired in very poor condition and they proceeded to restore them to working condition. Some of the current made guns failed the ‘authentic reproduction' look and have been refitted with original hardware or furniture (or at least original looking) to bring them up to their standards... They decided to share their collection and expertise with the various black powder shooting clubs they associate with. The result is the G. A. Ruxton Memorial Museum and Traditional Shooting Palavar.