The Great Basin Winchester ’73 The hot topic of the past few days here at the Cody Firearms Museum has been the mysterious Great Basin Winchester ’73. This firearm has […]

Enjoy the observations and interests of the people who work at the Center of the West here in our staff blog. Just note that these are the personal perspectives of individual staff members, and are not meant to be official representations of Center expertise or policy.
by Ryan Hodges
The Great Basin Winchester ’73 The hot topic of the past few days here at the Cody Firearms Museum has been the mysterious Great Basin Winchester ’73. This firearm has […]
This article originally appeared in our Spring 2011 issue of Points West Magazine as “Bringing the BBHC’s McCracken Research Library Archives to the Internet.” I have incorporated some updates, changes, […]
This article originally appeared in our Spring 2011 issue of Points West Magazine as “Bringing the BBHC’s McCracken Research Library Archives to the Internet.” I have incorporated some updates, changes, […]
Our Digital Collections page is newly updated with links for collections our interns and staff are adding to the site. Check it out at: centerofthewest.org/research/mccracken-research-library/digital-collections. We now have several options […]
by Ryan Hodges
One of the fastest and slickest looking techniques to fire a revolver has been made extremely popular due to its common depiction in westerns. That technique is called “fanning.” This […]
by Levi Meyer
I’m Levi Meyer, the Internet Interpretation Intern at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West. I’m a senior Mass Communication major and English minor at Colorado Mesa University. After five […]