Springfield Armory

This is a gun that is called the Woodrow Wilson gun.

This is one of the six guns that surrounded the White House during World War I. Billy Bull, the chief armorer at Springfield Armory in June or July of 1917 was ordered by President Woodrow Wilson to surround the White House with machine guns because it was the most advanced weapon at the time and he was concerned about German saboteurs infiltrating and trying to blow up the White House.

So Billy Bull brought one training gun to the United States Marines that protected the White House at the time.

And then six more guns came and surrounded the White House.

And that I know of, three of those guns still remain.

The original training gun is at the Springfield Armory Museum.

My gun, which is serial number 42268 in my office, and the one at the Marine Corps Museum is 42270.

All right, it's two serial numbers different from mine.

Furthermore, it also took shape at national armories.

You've heard of Springfield Armory.

I'm sure you've heard of Harper's Ferry.

That was founded under Washington in the 1790s.