Firearms Exhibits

Upcoming Special Exhibition:

The Wes Adams Estate Firearms Collection Exhibition

This remarkable display opens to the public April 29. View selected examples of this extraordinary collection of Remington and Savage firearms, a remarkable blend of firearms technology and decorative artistry. On display through early 2013.

Image: A detailed image of the gold inlaid Winchester Model 1886 takedown rifle in unfired condition, made for John F. Dodge, co-founder of the Dodge automotive company.

Photo courtesy James D. Julia, Inc.

Embellished Arms Gallery

Take a break from the technological evolution of firearms and consider the collection's magnificent works of art—the engraved pieces in the Robert W. Woodruff Embellished Gallery. This handsome space features the original oak woodwork from the Winchester factory offices in New Haven, Connecticut.

Prominent in the Embellished Gallery is a premier Winchester Model 1866 Lever Action Deluxe Sporting Rifle, pictured in detail here, that was engraved by Conrad Ulrich with classical hunting scenes in the Germanic style. The Roman goddess of the hunt, Diana, is depicted on the right side of the receiver pursuing a deer, while forward of the loading gate Ulrich engraved an elk. On the left side of the receiver Ulrich complemented this with another elk, a bison and a grizzly bear.

The Study Gallery

On the lower level of the Cody Firearms Museum is the Study Gallery that houses a large collection of firearms displaying the variations of sporting rifles and shotguns from around the world as well as a look at exhibition shooting.

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