When men went off to fight on the front lines in World War I, many factories and companies replaced their workforce with women and young boys. But the Winchester Repeating […]
Winchester Repeating Arms Company
Museum Minute: Essential Winchester Jobs During World War I
During World War I, some Winchester Repeating Arms Company employees were eventually exempt from the draft because their skills were essential to the war effort. “There were a couple of […]
Women and Winchester: A Match Made in Heaven
Impact of World War I on women in the workplace In 1917 the U.S. joined World War I. A year later the first issue of the Winchester Record was published. […]
NEH awards grant to Center of the West for Cody Firearms Museum upgrades
The Buffalo Bill Center of the West has learned that it is a recipient of a “Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections” grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). The […]
William Mason’s Experimental Toggle Link Firearms
The late 19th and early 20th century saw a broad push by arms manufacturers to build self-loading firearms. In this blog post I will be highlighting several of the Winchester […]
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 Remington painted for the […]