Ammunition is the most important element required for advances in firearms development. Many of the leaps in firearms development were attempted and failed pending advances in ammunition technology.… Read More
Cody Firearms Museum Blog: Unloading the Myth
The Cody Firearms Museum at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West houses over 7,000 historically significant firearms with more than 15,000 firearms-related artifacts. We seek to provide every visitor – from gun aficionados, to firearms novices, to those without previous firearms experience – with a unique educational opportunity. This museum is more than just guns; firearms help inform the story of the West, the story of gun cultures, and the story of people.
How to Arm a Space Cowboy, Firefly Edition
When it came to arming the characters of the Firefly series and its movie Serenity, one gun would not do. Heck, even two guns were not… Read More
Buffalo Bill Center of the West’s Cody Firearms Museum hosts “Arsenals of History” symposium July 17–18
The Buffalo Bill Center of the West’s Cody Firearms Museum brings international firearms experts and museum professionals to Cody, Wyoming, for a July symposium, Arsenals… Read More
Burglars, Space Cowboys, and a Question about Firearms
Our office door is always open for visitors to come in, introduce themselves, and ask us questions. It just so happens that a visitor’s question… Read More
A Legend Remade: Ithaca Tries its Hand at the Hawken
Legends contain lessons, and humans are nostalgic beings. We like to look back at the past and pat ourselves on the backs for jobs well… Read More
Deep Diving into the Archives for Research
My research on William Mason’s toggle link prototypes into expanded into a small research project working with our archived material. That first project started from… Read More
Mythical Ithaca: Discovering a Story in the Records
One of the best feelings in the world comes from looking at a collection of records before anyone else. The “me first, me first!” mindset… Read More
Cody Firearms Museum Curator Ashley Hlebinsky honored in “40-under-40” in Wyoming
Ashley Hlebinsky, Cody Firearms Museum Curator at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West, has just joined the ranks of Wyoming’s “40-Under-40,” a group of… Read More
William Mason’s Experimental Toggle Link Firearms
The late 19th and early 20th century saw a broad push by arms manufacturers to build self-loading firearms. In this blog post I will be… Read More
Setting the Records Straight: A Glimpse into the Archives
Do you keep a journal? A secret diary? A to-do list on a post-it note? I know the idea of writing with paper and pen seems… Read More
