The Buffalo Bill Center of the West has learned that it is a recipient of a “Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections” grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). The […]
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.
Early Ammunition Development
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. This post […]
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 enough for men like […]
Buffalo Bill Center of the West’s Cody Firearms Museum hosts “Arsenals of History” symposium
The Buffalo Bill Center of the West’s Cody Firearms Museum brought international firearms experts and museum professionals to Cody, Wyoming, for a July 2017 symposium, Arsenals of History: Firearms and […]
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 inspired this week’s blog post. Last […]
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 done, plans well made, and […]
