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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.

Watermelon patch gun. Gift of the Olin Corporation, Winchester Arms Collection.1988.8.3209
January 25, 2019

Museum Minute: The Watermelon Patch Gun

The Cody Firearms Museum is home to more than 7,000 firearms but there’s one that is particularly popular with the public. That…

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CFM Grand Opening
January 17, 2019

Cody Firearms Museum seeks veterans to be a part of history at CFM Veteran VIP Experience

Cody Firearms Museum to host US Veterans and record their histories as they make their way across America at the CFM Veteran…

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December 20, 2018

Museum Minute: A Toy Gun in a Firearm Collection

It turns out the Cody Firearms Museum does not only collect real guns, it also has at least one toy gun. A…

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Blunderbuss, ca.1760. Tula Arsenal. Presented to Louis XV of France by Catherine the Great of Russia. Museum Purchase, partially funded by the James H. Woods Foundation. 1986.16.1
November 16, 2018

Museum Minute: A Royal Blunderbuss

Throughout history, it was common for royalty to present another noblemen or royalty with a firearm. The gift usually symbolized peace between…

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Wheellock rifle made by R. Rowland, London, England, 1702–1716. Buffalo Bill Center of the West, Cody, Wyoming, USA. Gift of Olin Corporation, Winchester Arms Collection. 1988.8.1241
August 30, 2018

Museum Minute: The Rowland Made Wheellock Rifle

The wheellock rifle was invented in the 1500s. These were incredibly popular guns in England during the 1600s so there are many…

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July 26, 2018

Museum Minute: Who Really Designed The M1 Carbine?

The M1 Carbine is a short, light weight rifle that was introduced during World War II and then used throughout most of…

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