This article—authored by former curator Richard Rattenbury—was originally featured in a 1981 Buffalo Bill Center of the West newsletter. Colonel Samuel Colt passed from the… Read More
Powder Hour: Samuel Colt
“God created all men, Samuel Colt made them equal.” Born on July 19, 1814 near Hartford, Connecticut, Samuel Colt was the son of Christopher and Sarah Colt.… Read More
Center receives rare Texas Colt Paterson revolver from Denny A. Levett Collection
While Winchester coined the expression the “Gun That Won the West,” most aficionados of American firearm history consider Samuel Colt’s invention the “Handgun that Won… Read More
Herbert G. Houze named Curator Emeritus for Buffalo Bill Center of the West’s Cody Firearms Museum
The Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody, Wyoming, has named Herbert G. Houze Curator Emeritus of the Winchester Arms Collection and the Cody… Read More
Colt: The Legacy of a Legend
Past Exhibition Colt: The Legacy of a Legend A Special Exhibition of Colt Firearms and Memorabilia May 16 – October 6, 2003 A past exhibition… Read More
Points West Online: Sam Colt and Henry Ford: Industrialists with Vision
Originally published in Points West in Spring 2003 By Maryanne S. Andrus Former Brown Foundation, Inc. of Houston Curator of Education Social histories of the… Read More
Points West Online: Winchester’s English Shotguns
Points West magazine Originally published in Winter 1998 Winchester’s English Shotguns: A Marketing Maneuver with Lasting Influence By Herbert G. Houze While it is now common practice… Read More
Points West Online: A Gentlemen’s Agreement between Colt and Winchester?
From Points West magazine Originally published in Spring 2003 A Gentlemen’s Agreement between Samuel Colt and Oliver Winchester? By Robert N. White Why did Samuel Colt produce… Read More
Guns of the Week: October 13 – 17
Guns of the Week: October 13 – 17, 2014 Unloading the Myth – Bringing a Gun to a Knife Fight During the American Civil War, the Union… Read More
Guns of the Week: September 15 – 19
Guns of the Week: September 15 – 19, 2014 Unloading the Myth – You can’t Always Hit a Home Run During the Great Depression, the Remington Arms… Read More