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Welcome to Points West Online. In this blog we share articles from the Buffalo Bill Center of the West’s print magazine, Points West. Enjoy the full range of topics related to the West as we post stories from recent issues, and even delve into the archives from the past twenty years. And if you’re interested in receiving a printed copy of our magazine going forward, join our membership program—it’s one of the benefits!


Morse Patent, October 28, 1856, Worchester, Massachusetts. 1988.8.1508
May 14, 2014

The Journey Continues: More Firearms from the Smithsonian – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazineSummer 2013 The Journey Continues: More Firearms from the Smithsonian (Click here to read part one) A three-cylinder…

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Thomas Jefferson's North African Miquelet Jezail (musket), 1789. L.373.2012.11
May 9, 2014

Journeying West, Distinctive Firearms from the Smithsonian – Points West Online

From Points West magazineOriginally published in Summer 2013 Distinctive Firearms from the Smithsonian In 1876, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History…

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S. Hawken Half Stock Percussion Rifle, .50 caliber, 1849-1859. Gift of William B. Ruger, Sr. and Sturm, Ruger and Company. 1997.4.8
May 5, 2014

Hawken Tradition: Important Hawken Rifle Collection Donated in 1997 – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazineFall 1997 Hawken Tradition: Important Hawken Rifle Collection Donated to Buffalo Bill [Center of the West]Willam B. Ruger,…

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Cody Firearms Museum gallery
May 3, 2014

Cody Firearms Museum acquired Gatling gun mount in 1999 – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazineFall 1999 Cody Firearms Museum acquires Gatling Gun mount By Howard Michael MadausFormer Curator of the Cody Firearms Museum,…

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Air guns. 1988.8.951 & 1993.8.61
May 1, 2014

The American Air Gun – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazineSpring 1994 The American Air Gun: From Western Wonder to Gallery Gadget to Tot’s Toy By Howard Michael MadausFormer…

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James Bama's 'A Contemporary Sioux Indian,' 19.78
April 26, 2014

James Bama: Choosing Cody, Attaining Art – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazineFall 2003 James Bama: Choosing Cody, Attaining Art By Sarah E. BoehmeFormer Curator, Whitney Western Art Museum For artist…

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