On the lowest level of the West Point Museum are several over-sized displays ranging from artillery pieces to a First World War tank.
Highlighted are two murals by a D-Day veteran depicting the Allied Invasion of Europe in 1944, an atomic bomb of the type dropped on Nagasaki and the cannon which fired the first American shot of World War I.
Small Weapons:
In this balcony exhibit, the history of hand-held weaponry is traced from the Stone Age club to modern automatic firearms.
Specimens chosen for their rarity, history or condition show the evolution of axes, clubs, swords, pole arms, shoulder arms, light machine guns and pistols.
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