Nancy McClure

Morse Patent, October 28, 1856, Worchester, Massachusetts. 1988.8.1508
May 14, 2014

The Journey Continues: More Firearms from the Smithsonian – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazineSummer 2013 The Journey Continues: More Firearms from the Smithsonian (Click here to read part one) A three-cylinder…

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Treasures from Our West: Firearms factory. 1991.19.1-3
May 12, 2014

Treasures from Our West: Firearms Factory

Originally featured in Points West in Summer 2008 Firearms Factory, Exhibit in the Cody Firearms Museum Upon independence, the United States was…

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Thomas Jefferson's North African Miquelet Jezail (musket), 1789. L.373.2012.11
May 9, 2014

Journeying West, Distinctive Firearms from the Smithsonian – Points West Online

From Points West magazineOriginally published in Summer 2013 Distinctive Firearms from the Smithsonian In 1876, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History…

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A family enjoys a Family Fun Day at the Center
May 7, 2014

Buffalo Bill Center of the West announces Whitney Western Art Museum curator endowment

Barron Collier, Chairman of the Buffalo Bill Center of the West Board of Trustees in Cody, Wyoming, is pleased to announce the…

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S. Hawken Half Stock Percussion Rifle, .50 caliber, 1849-1859. Gift of William B. Ruger, Sr. and Sturm, Ruger and Company. 1997.4.8
May 5, 2014

Hawken Tradition: Important Hawken Rifle Collection Donated in 1997 – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazineFall 1997 Hawken Tradition: Important Hawken Rifle Collection Donated to Buffalo Bill [Center of the West]Willam B. Ruger,…

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Cody Firearms Museum gallery
May 3, 2014

Cody Firearms Museum acquired Gatling gun mount in 1999 – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazineFall 1999 Cody Firearms Museum acquires Gatling Gun mount By Howard Michael MadausFormer Curator of the Cody Firearms Museum,…

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