Danny Michael

Smith & Wesson .357 Magnum Revolver box. 1.69.2793.2
November 18, 2016

Smith & Wesson Name Change? Let’s Look Back

Last week Smith & Wesson announced a potential name change. Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation would like to change its names to…

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November 4, 2016

A Caliber Too Far: The Lee Navy

These days small bore high velocity cartridges abound, and new ones keep pushing the limits of cartridge performance. The 1890s weren’t that…

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October 28, 2016

A Breechloader, the Civil War, and A Lawsuit: The Morse Carbine

Prior to the Civil War, the US Army sought ways to alter its existing muzzle loading arms into breech loaders. The Army had…

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October 20, 2016

The Lewis Gun Goes to Europe

Colonel Isaac Newton Lewis, a U.S. Army officer, developed the light machine gun named after him in the years prior to World…

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October 14, 2016

The Rifles of the Eight Nation Alliance

The Eight Nation Alliance consisted of the United States, British Empire, Germany, France, Austro-Hungary, Italy, Russia, and Japan. These rivals temporarily put aside…

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Firearms and the West gallery in the Cody Firearms Museum, with Winchester Factory lintel.
October 6, 2016

Introduction

Hello! My name is Danny Michael and I am the new Assistant Curator of the Cody Firearms Museum at the Buffalo Bill…

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