As the great-great-great-granddaughter of Oliver Winchester, author Laura Trevelyan knows a thing or two about the Winchesters—the family and the guns. On Thursday, May 18… Read More
Treasures from Our West: Remington Winchester
Originally featured in Points West magazine in Spring 2013 Frederic Remington’s Winchester Model 1894 Sporting Rifle In 1894, the final calendar picture that famed artist Frederic… Read More
Points West Online: A Wartime Record — The Winchester Record
Originally published in Points West in Winter 2010 A Wartime Record: The Winchester Record Mary Robinson Housel Director, McCracken Research Library The Winchester Record was… Read More
Firearms Resources at the McCracken Research Library
Shots Heard Round the World Firearms Resources at the McCracken Research Library To view this content as a PDF, click here. Dedicated to documenting the history… Read More
Treasures from Our West: George Armstrong Custer target rifle
Originally published in Points West in Fall 2010 Target rifle that belonged to George Armstrong Custer Although he did not take it with him on… 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
Treasures from Our West: Winchester roller skates
Treasures from Our West Winchester roller skates Gun makers pioneered the technology that eventually placed so many inexpensive machine-made goods in the hands of consumers.… 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
Treasures from Our West: Winchester calendar
Treasures from Our West Winchester calendar cover In 1887, Union Metallic Cartridge Company of Bridgeport, Connecticut, introduced an advertising calendar to market its line of… Read More
Points West Online: John Clymer “Winchester” paintings reunited
From Points West magazine Originally published in Summer 1995 Clymer “Winchester” Paintings Reunited By Howard Michael Madaus Former Curator, Cody Firearms Museum Contemporary western art… Read More
