See the Boot Hill gun exhibit in 360 degree Quicktime VR he West and its land were there for the taking, but it was no place for the timid or the weak. The men who conquered the West: the outlaw, the lawman, the gambler, the buffalo hunter, and the frontiersman earned reputations that inspired the era of legends that continues today. The epic story of the West is legendary and the grandest facet of this story is the firearm. While film and television portray the Old West as a romantic tale, the harsh reality of it was brutal, lawless, and expansive. This is evident as you look upon the firearms that are on display. Each display tells the story of the man who used these firearms in his quest for freedom, food, financial gain, protection and not always for the pursuit of good. The exhibits were developed around the man who used the gun. From the Frontiersman, who used the flint lock muskets and pistols, to the collection of commemorative guns, donated to the museum by recent citizens of Dodge City. The collection starts off with an extensive collection of Winchester firearms, including a rare Winchester advertisement board, in mint condition. There are exhibits about the Buffalo Hunter that includes many items he may have used. It contains quite a few Sharps Rifles and a rifle belonging to Prairie Dog Dave Morrow, the man known to have shot the white buffalo, which he later sold to Charles Rath for $1,000.00. A case dedicated to the Gambler of the time including an authentic Keno Goose from the Long Branch Saloon along with many pocket pistols, derringers, and belly guns, the guns of choice for the gambler. There are numerous guns, authentic badges, and other items used by the Lawman. A gun believed to have belonged to Bill Tilghman and also one belonging to Bat Masterson. In the center of the exhibit you will find a firearm with a real history. It belonged to Ben Thompson; his brother Billy used it to shoot the Sheriff of Ellsworth, Kansas. Around the corner you will be greeted by a lawman and an outlaw in a 'Shoot-out' on Front Street. This diorama depicts Dodge City in 1878, with the train tracks in the background; it looks as if they just stepped out of the Long Branch Saloon. This area of the exhibit also contains numerous firearms probably carried by the Outlaw. A rifle believed to have belonged to a member of the Dalton gang is among these. To finish out this exhibit is a case dedicated to five of the most colorful lawmen who served in Dodge City: Bat Masterson, Wyatt Earp, Ed Masterson, Bill Tilghman, and Ham Bell.