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The American West

Sponsored by Eldon and Edith Owens

Here, you'll learn about soldiering on the frontier, the buffalo hunters on the plains and guns that won the West, plus good old-fashioned frontier justice. And you'll meet such American notables as "Buffalo Bill" Cody, Annie Oakley and Nat "Deadwood Dick" Love.

Significant Firearms in Gallery 7:

  • Springfield Officers Model Rifle
  • Sharps "Big Fifty" Rifle shipped to Ft. Griffin, Texas
  • Winchester M1873 Rifle In mint condition, it's unfired
  • Winchester Lever-Action Rifles, a complete series
  • Colt Buntline Special Revolvers
  • Marlin Big-Bore Lever-Action Rifles
  • Remington Single-Shot Pistol
  • "Russian" and "Schofield" Revolvers Smith & Wessons
  • Merwin & Hulbert Revolvers With folding hammers
  • Burgess Folding Shotgun
  • Three Annie Oakley Guns including a Gold Hibbard .410 shotgun
Case 40: Expanding The Frontier

Case 40

Expanding The Frontier

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Case 41: Competing For The Market

Case 41

Competing For The Market

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Case 42: The Guns That Won The West: Colt & Winchester

Case 42

The Guns That Won The West: Colt & Winchester

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Case 43: The Stars & Sixguns/ Frontier Justice

Case 43

The Stars & Sixguns/ Frontier Justice

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