Thieves broke into the famous Lithgow Small Arms Factory Museum, in Lithgow, Australia, on August 25, 2024. It was a smash and grab.
Antique Pistols Stolen from Australian Firearms Museum
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Inside the Smithsonian Gun Room, aka the National Firearms Collection – VIDEO
Better known as the Smithsonian’s Gun Room, what is officially known as the National Firearms Collection is an assemblage of more than 7,000 firearms dating back centuries.
Australian Museums’ Guns face Destruction
The Australian legislature passed new regulations which require destruction of 70 percent of firearms in the Lithgow Small Arms Factory Museum.
Nation’s Leading Firearms Museum Gets Extreme Makeover
When complete, the renovated museum will exhibit more firearms than currently on display and feature a more interpretive experience for all museum visitors.
True West Taps Center of the West’s Cody Firearms Museum as #3 Western Museum
The Buffalo Bill Center of the West’s Cody Firearms Museum has placed in True West magazine’s annual list of Top Ten Western Museums for 2016. The museum is ranked third in that group.
An Original Henry Repeating Rifle & the Iron Brigade – Guns for Great Causes
While Henry rifles were not issued officially in the Iron Brigade, members of that unit purchased their own Henrys to use in combat. Louis Quinius of Company B of the 66th Wisconsin Infantry…..
Center of the West Receives Rare Texas Model Colt Paterson Revolver from Denny LeVett
Recently, Dennis A. “Denny” LeVett donated one of his 12-inch Texas Model Colt Patersons to the Cody Firearms Museum (CFM) at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West.
GLOCK Makes History Opening Exhibit at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West Museum
The private ceremony took place on June 1, 2016. The event was held after regular museum hours and was attended by nearly 200 members of the museum.
Herbert G. Houze Named Curator Emeritus for 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 Firearms Museum at the Center.
Registration Open for 23rd Annual Buffalo Bill Invitational Shootout August 11-13
The Buffalo Bill Invitational Shootout celebrates its 23rd anniversary in Cody, Wyoming, on August 11 – 13, 2016, and takes place at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West’s Cody Firearms Museum…..
Glock Firearms Exhibit Opens at Buffalo Bill Center of the West
In honor of Glock’s 30th anniversary in America, the Cody Firearms Museum (CFM) at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West has opened the exhibition Glock Makes History: the Birth of the Polymer…..
Trapshooting Hall of Fame and Museum Moving In
March 14 has been “targeted” as the date that trapshooting’s most historic and prized exhibits, memorabilia and artifacts will be moved to the newly constructed Trapshooting Hall of Fame &…..
Buffalo Bill Center of the West Transports Popular Firearms to Annual Shot Show
Treasures from the Buffalo Bill Center of the West’s Cody Firearms Museum and Buffalo Bill Museum are soon headed to the annual SHOT Show (“Shooting, Hunting, and Outdoor Trade”) in Las Vegas…..
National Museum of Americans in Wartime: We Can’t Do It Without You!
Bringing the National Museum of Americans in Wartime to life is a personal passion and a legacy we can all provide to future generations.
Buffalo Bill Center of the West Reopens Popular Smithsonian Firearms Exhibit
The Buffalo Bill Center of the West, an Affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, reopens its popular Journeying West: Distinctive Firearms from the Smithsonian, just in time for the Center’s…..
The Winchester 1873 Wins the West Again at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West
In 1873, President Ulysses S. Grant entered his second term; Levi Strauss patented copper rivets on jeans; and Adolph Coors began brewing beer in Colorado…
True West Magazine Names Buffalo Bill Center of the West America’s #1 Western Museum
True West Magazine has tapped the Buffalo Bill Center of the West as its 2015 Top Western Museum.
Modern Day Annie Oakley Visits Center of the West on July 26 & August 10
On July 27 and August 10, at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West, Becky Munden brings stories of the 40-year career she shared with her late husband, Bob.
Buffalo Bill Center of the West Bids Farewell to Boone and Crockett Collection
Since 1982, the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody, Wyoming, has housed the Boone and Crockett Club’s National Collection of Heads and Horns of America, originally dedicated in 1922.
Rare Tiffany & Co. Arms on Display at the Nevada Museum of Art
The most distinguished name in decorative firearms in America is Tiffany & Co.—a surprise to those who might otherwise recognize the firm as a purveyor of fine silver, jewelry, and luxury objects.
