Great Basin gun

Winchester Model 1873 rifle, smoothbore, .44 caliber, 1875. Belonged to Buffalo Bill who gave it to Will Richard, and then he gave it to H.C. Allen. Buffalo Bill Center of the West, Cody, Wyoming, USA. Original Buffalo Bill Museum Collection. 1.69.789

Buffalo Bill Center of the West transports popular firearms to annual SHOT Show

December 21, 2015 by Nancy McClure

Treasures from the Buffalo Bill Center of the West’s Cody Firearms Museum and Buffalo Bill Museum headed to the annual SHOT Show (“Shooting, Hunting, and Outdoor Trade”) in Las Vegas, […]

The Winchester 1873 propped against a juniper tree in Great Basin National Park where it went undiscovered for 132 years.

The Forgotten Winchester: Make Your Own Tall Tale

July 3, 2015 by Ryan Hodges

The Great Basin Winchester ’73 is now on display! The hot topic of the past few days here at the Cody Firearms Museum has been the mysterious Great Basin Winchester […]

Forgotten Winchester visits the Center of the West’s Cody Firearms Museum

July 2, 2015 by Nancy McClure

UPDATE, 10.19.2015: The Great Basin gun is no longer on display at the Center of the West, and went home to Great Basin National Park. Click here for a video […]