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 American scene in January, 1862, […]
Samuel Colt
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. His mother died of […]
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 the West.” Certainly, western historians […]
Herbert G. Houze named Curator Emeritus for Buffalo Bill Center of the West’s Cody Firearms Museum
Please note: Herbert Houze was named Curator Emeritus in 2016; he passed away in 2019. The Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody, Wyoming, has named Herbert G. Houze […]
Colt: The Legacy of a Legend
Past Exhibition Colt: The Legacy of a LegendA Special Exhibition of Colt Firearms and Memorabilia May 16 – October 6, 2003 A past exhibition presented in conjunction with the Colt […]
Sam Colt and Henry Ford: Industrialists with Vision – Points West Online
Originally published in Points West magazineSpring 2003 Sam Colt and Henry Ford: Industrialists with Vision By Maryanne S. AndrusFormer Brown Foundation, Inc. of Houston Curator of Education Social histories of […]