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
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.
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
Right Turn at Albuquerque
Hello everyone, my name is Kyle Hestand and I am one of two summer interns at the Cody Firearms Museum (CFM). I am a senior… Read More
An Intern’s Tale
You know that feeling you get when you’re inching your way to the top of a roller-coaster? The one where excitement and fear are warring in… Read More
Registration now open for Cody Firearms Museum’s “Arsenals of History” firearms symposium
The Buffalo Bill Center of the West’s Cody Firearms Museum brings international firearms experts and museum professionals to Cody, Wyoming, for a July firearms symposium,… Read More
Guns of Lewis and Clark
When the Corps of Discovery made its epic journey across the North American continent and back their firearms were an essential part of the trip. … Read More
T.C. Johnson’s Bolt Action Experiments
One of the most widely produced rifles in America during World War One was the P14 Enfield and the M1917. Designers based these guns on… Read More
