The Eight Nation Alliance consisted of the United States, British Empire, Germany, France, Austro-Hungary, Italy, Russia, and Japan. These rivals temporarily put aside their competition to defeat a threat to all […]
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.
Introduction
Hello! My name is Danny Michael and I am the new Assistant Curator of the Cody Firearms Museum at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West. I am extremely excited […]
Cody Firearms Museum adds “Operation Cowboy” exhibit
It’s a story right out of the Old West: Stolen horses. Risk-taking. Retrieve horses. Return horses. Except, this story happened in the waning days of World War II—and it wasn’t […]
About an Internship: Until Next Time, Wyoming
At the beginning of the summer, I couldn’t believe I was leaving to drive across the country because I got the internship I had dreamed of. Already, I’m looking back […]
Powder Hour: Operation Cowboy
The Liberation of the Lipizzaner Horses The Lipizzaner horses were bred as early as 1580 in Lipizza, Italy. The horses are famous for their performances perfected at the Spanish Riding […]
Powder Hour: Samuel Colt
“God created all men, Samuel Colt made them equal.” Born on July 19, 1814 near Hartford, Connecticut, Samuel Colt was the son of Christopher and Sarah Colt. His mother died of […]
