Cody Firearms Museum
The Cody Firearms Museum at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West houses over 7,000 historically significant firearms with more than 30,000 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.
Museum Minute: The Public Fight For The Army’s New Service Gun
In the late 1930s, the U.S. Army selected the M-1 Garand as its new service rifle. But it turns out that it…
A coloring book from the Cody Firearms Museum
Looking for a fun and relaxing activity to pass the time at home? Our Cody Firearms Museum has created a coloring book!…
Museum Minute: Curators Don’t Always Know Everything
Museum curators are expected to have an in-depth knowledge of everything in the collections. “We try to put on a very good…
Museum Minute: The Palm Protector Pistol
In the early 1900s, a new concealable pistol was created. The Palm Protector Pistol was a double action revolver, but Danny Michael,…
Museum Minute: The .50 Caliber Bolt Action
During World War I, while John Browning was working on a heavy machine gun that would use a .50 caliber cartridge, Cody…
Museum Minute: A Bounty Hunter
Tom Tobin was a mountain man and bounty hunter in the late 1800s in Southern Colorado. He is most known for killing…