[I am] Going back west of the Mississippi and spending my pile out there in the country which an American statesman once said was fit only for the coyote and the rattlesnake. That’s my home country and that’s the place I love. Do I want to go back there? You just bet your life I […]
Firearms are great artifacts and collectors items due to their recorded history in factory records and archives. Here is a take on my records experience when I had an interesting heirloom gun that I wanted to know more about. After I graduated college my grandfather said he had something to give me. It had been handed down […]
I am sure many readers of this blog series are fans of the Western genre of film, or have at least seen a few good oaters here and there. There are actors who are synonymous with the Western, such as John Wayne, Clint Eastwood, Jimmy Stewart, and many, many more. Every so often there are Westerns […]
One of the most prominent myths of the American frontier is that everyone was perpetually armed with a gun. This was not so, but many did opt to carry a firearm. Those who decided to pack heat needed some means of carrying their arm in comfort while also ensuring the gun would be protected and easy to […]
Hands-on educational firearms program Lock, Stock, & Barrel combines history and safety in an interactive program at the Cody Firearms Museum. Part of our mission here at the Cody Firearms Museum is to provide an entertaining and educational experience for our visitors. While firearms are such tactile objects to be held and operated by human […]
The Great Basin Winchester ’73 is now on display! The hot topic of the past few days here at the Cody Firearms Museum has been the mysterious Great Basin Winchester ’73. This firearm has all of the makings of museum magic. Even before I had applied to be an intern here at the Cody Firearms […]