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72-562: The complex can be traced to 1917, when the Buffalo Bill Memorial Association was established after the death of William F. Cody, the original Buffalo Bill. Gradually other elements were added to what started as a historical center. The current seven-acre building has more than 50,000 artifacts and holds five museums. Since 2008, the center has been part of the Smithsonian Affiliates program,

144-498: A carbine in the sense of a short version of a parent rifle) was designed at Winchester by an eight-man team including Edwin Pugsley, Bill Roemer, Marsh Williams , Fred Humiston, Cliff Warner, and Ralph Clarkson, although the popular press played up the role of ex-convict Williams. More M1 carbines were manufactured by Winchester and other firms than any other U.S. small arm of World War II. During World War II , Winchester produced

216-707: A bankruptcy auction by the Olin family's Western Cartridge Company on December 22 of that year. Oliver Winchester's firm would maintain a nominal existence until 1935 when Western Cartridge merged with its subsidiary to form the Winchester-Western Company. In 1944, the firearms and ammunition operations would be reorganized as the Winchester-Western Division of Olin Industries . Western's First Vice-President ( John M. Olin )

288-691: A changing society and increasing financial hardships. Of the four initiatives proposed by the Commission: Educate More of the Nation's People; Collections, Research and Exhibitions; Governance; and Assure the Future, two directly called for the creation of strategic partnerships and making artifacts in the collections accessible to other museums. To Educate More of the Nation's People : "Build collaborative partnerships with other museums, research centers, and educational institutions throughout

360-681: A collection of 36,000 books, more than 600 numbered manuscript collections, and more than a million photographic images. Named in honor of Harold McCracken , writer, artist, and developer of the Buffalo Bill Center of the West, the library supports "inquiry across many disciplines related to the American West." The library has strong collections relating to Buffalo Bill, the Wild West show, Plains Indians, cattle and "dude" ranching,

432-615: A collection of 7,000 individual firearms—4,200 of which are on display—with approximately 20,000 additional related artifacts. The core of the museum is the Winchester Repeating Arms Company factory collection, which was transported from New Haven, Connecticut to Cody in 1976. The collection has grown to include firearms from many other manufacturers. The Center of the West offers a variety of programs for visitors, including lectures, family activities, chuckwagon dinners, based on availability. The library houses

504-478: A copy of the institution's mission statement, an organizational chart, an annual report, and a facilities report that follows the American Alliance of Museums format. Once approved, Affiliates sign a Smithsonian Affiliations Agreement and are assigned a National Outreach Manager to oversee loans and projects. All loan agreements are set for defined period of time. Affiliate organizations participate in

576-486: A larger version of the '73, which used the same toggle-link action and brass cartridge elevator used in the Henry. It was chambered for longer, more powerful cartridges such as .45-60 WCF , .45-75 WCF , and .50-95 WCF. The action was not long enough to allow Winchester to achieve their goal of producing a repeating rifle capable of handling the .45-70 Government cartridge; this would not happen until they began manufacture of

648-412: A new Winchester design group to advance the use of "modern" engineering design methods and manufacturing principles in gun design. The result was a new line of guns that replaced most of the older products in 1963–1964. The immediate reaction of the shooting press and public was overwhelmingly negative: the popular verdict was that Winchester had sacrificed quality to the "cheapness experts," and Winchester

720-497: A number of professional training, outreach, and programming initiatives coordinated by the Smithsonian Affiliations office. The Smithsonian Affiliations program supports, develops, and organizes a number of collaborative programs to promote education in science, art, history, and culture. Affiliate organizations exchange ideas, professional research, and information about programming and exhibitions through

792-465: A series of rifles and shotguns, most notably the Winchester Model 1885 Single Shot , Winchester Model 1887 lever-action shotgun, Model 1897 pump-action shotgun; and the lever-action Model 1886 , Model 1892 , Model 1894 and Model 1895 rifles. Several of these are still in production today through companies such as Browning , Rossi , Navy Arms, and others which have revived several of

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864-593: A strong tie to firearms and ammunition with exclusive guns, ammo, and target launching machines being produced. The flaw was to see it quickly profitable in a western city with too many competing outdoor activities. The second venture was trying to compete with Coleman Company in the camping and sporting goods market. "Trailblazer by Winchester" products included propane-fueled stoves and lanterns. They also produced tents and sleeping bags. These products struggled to compete with similar offerings from an established company founded in 1900. Labor costs continued to rise through

936-598: A variety of activities including lecture, traveling exhibitions, workshops and reciprocal membership. Affiliate organizations share research, exhibitions, and institutional updates through a variety of social media including the Smithsonian Affiliations website, the Affiliate Blog, the quarterly newsletter The Affiliate , the electronic newsletter E-Affiliate , YouTube , Flickr , Facebook and Twitter . The following are representative samples of loans of artifacts, works of art, and scientific specimens loaned by

1008-414: Is flawed, complex and still evolving. The old impulse to demolish the myth has been put aside. The inaugural museum opened in 1927 in a log cabin across from the current location. It was moved and reinstalled in 1968, and it is now part of a five-museum complex. The museum offers a wide-ranging view of the life and times of William F. Cody, as well as of the "Buffalo Bill" character he created, which made him

1080-488: Is no value in being just the largest if we do not share the Smithsonian with as many people as possible. It means making sure those who cannot travel to Washington can somehow experience and enjoy the Smithsonian." – Secretary I. Michael Heyman At the end of the 1997 fiscal year, there were 21 organizations recognized as Affiliates. As of 2017, there were over 200 Affiliates. Partner organizations are allowed to use

1152-561: Is to connect people to the American West. The institution includes the Buffalo Bill Museum, redesigned in 2012, which highlights Western ephemera and historic objects in telling the life story of W. F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody. Edward Rothstein of the New York Times wrote, The exhibition [on Buffalo Bill] affirms what the center as a whole demonstrates: that behind the mythologizing is something worth cherishing, even if it

1224-542: The .270 Winchester , the .308 Winchester , the .243 Winchester , the .22 WMR (.22 Magnum), the .300 Winchester Magnum and the .350 Legend . In North America the .30-30 is the best-selling hunting cartridge in history; and the .308 Winchester, the commercial version of the military 7.62×51mm NATO , is not far behind, and one of the most popular hunting cartridges in the world. Olin Corporation continues to manufacture Winchester ammunition (the cartridge business

1296-760: The British Government and the similar .30-06 M1917 Enfield rifle for the United States during World War I . Working at the Winchester plant during the war, Browning developed the final design of the Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR), of which it produced some 27,000. Browning and the Winchester engineers also developed the Browning .50 caliber machine gun during the war. The caliber .50 BMG (12.7 x 99 mm) ammunition for it

1368-716: The Browning -designed Model 1886. Oliver Winchester died in December 1880; his son and successor, William Wirt Winchester , died of tuberculosis four months later. William Wirt Winchester's widow, Sarah Winchester , used her inheritance and income from the company to build what is now known as the Winchester Mystery House . From 1883, John Browning worked in partnership with the Winchester Repeating Arms Company and designed

1440-800: The Herstal Group – FN Herstal of Belgium and the Browning Arms Company of Ogden, Utah . The ancestor of the Winchester Repeating Arms Company was the Horace Smith and Daniel Wesson partnership of Norwich, Connecticut (not to be confused with the famous Smith & Wesson Revolver Company founded later by the same men). Smith and Wesson acquired Lewis Jennings' improved version of inventor Walter Hunt 's 1848 "Volition Repeating Rifle" and its caseless " Rocket Ball " ammunition, which had been produced in small numbers by Robbins & Lawrence of Windsor, Vermont. Jennings' rifle

1512-616: The M1 Garand rifle and post-war was the first civilian manufacturer of the M14 rifle . By the 1960s, the rising cost of skilled labor was making it increasingly unprofitable to produce Winchester's classic designs, as they required considerable hand-work to finish. In particular, Winchester's flagship Model 12 pump shotgun and Model 70 bolt-action rifle with their machined forgings could no longer compete in price with Remington's cast-and-stamped 870 and 700 . Accordingly, S. K. Janson formed

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1584-480: The Model 1911 to circumvent Browning's self-loading shotgun patents, prepared by the company's very own patent lawyers. One of Winchester's premier engineers, T.C. Johnson , was instrumental in the development of these self-loading firearms and went on to superintend the designs of Winchester's classic Model 1912 , Model 52 and Model 54 . The company was a major producer of the .303 Pattern 1914 Enfield rifle for

1656-928: The Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico in San Juan, Puerto Rico . The Senator John Heinz History Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania has on loan from the National Museum of American History a Bantam Jeep and a piece of the original Star Spangled Banner Flag . Yokohama prints from the Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery were loaned to the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles, California for

1728-664: The National Museum of Natural History including painted gourds and a 5-foot-tall monolith from the Nicaraguan island of Momotombito. The Historic Arkansas Museum borrowed over 40 artifacts from the National Museum of the American Indian for the exhibit We Walk in Two Worlds: The Caddo, Osage and Quapaw in Arkansas . The Smithsonian American Art Museum loaned three José Campeche paintings to

1800-549: The Simmons Hardware Company . The Winchester and Keen Kutter brands did business together during the 1920s, but in 1929, they agreed to separate and returned to their core businesses. The consumer goods strategy was a failure for Winchester, and the Great Depression put the final nail in the company's coffin. The Winchester Repeating Arms Company went into receivership in 1931 and was bought at

1872-499: The Volcanic Repeating Arms Company . Its largest stockholder was clothing manufacturer Oliver Winchester . The Volcanic rifle had only limited success. The company moved to New Haven (without Smith or Wesson) in 1856, but by the end of that year, it became insolvent. Oliver Winchester and his partner John M. Davies purchased the bankrupt firm's assets from the remaining stockholders and reorganized it as

1944-500: The 1960s and '70s, and a prolonged and bitter strike in 1979–1980 ultimately convinced Olin that firearms could no longer be produced profitably in New Haven. In December 1980, the New Haven plant was sold to its employees, incorporated as the U.S. Repeating Arms Company , and granted a license to make Winchester arms. Olin retained the Winchester ammunition business. U.S. Repeating Arms itself went bankrupt in 1989. After bankruptcy, it

2016-637: The Commission believed it, "could make the Institution more reflective of our nation… [as well as] address the problem of storing, curating, studying, and exhibiting the constantly growing collections." In 1996, during his second year as Secretary, Heyman observed several challenges facing the Institution. Closely aligned with the announcements presented by the "Commission on the Future of the Smithsonian Institution" in 1993, Heyman

2088-503: The Commission on the Future of the Smithsonian Institution introduced the first proposal for initiatives promoting strategic, collections-based partnerships at the Institution. The Commission, composed of 22 members appointed by the Smithsonian Board of Regents, was charged with examining the Institution's ability to uphold James Smithson 's vision of an organization dedicated to "the increase and diffusion of knowledge" despite

2160-617: The Greater Yellowstone region. Videos, natural history dioramas , and photography replicate the sights, sounds, and smells of the area. Specimens of grizzlies, wolves, bighorn sheep, moose, elk and other wildlife are on display. The Cody Firearms Museum was completely redesigned and reinstalled in 2019 and contains the most comprehensive firearms museum in the United States. The collection includes firearms ranging from 16th-century hand cannons to guns of modern manufacture. It explores firearms as "tools of human endeavors" and boasts

2232-590: The New Haven Arms Company in April 1857. After Smith's departure, Benjamin Henry continued to work with a Smith development project, the self-contained metallic rimfire cartridge, and perfected the much larger, more powerful .44 Henry round. Henry also supervised a new rifle design based loosely on the Volcanic to use the new ammunition, retaining only the general form of the breech mechanism and

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2304-718: The Sant Ocean Hall exhibit at the National Museum of Natural History . "The Peoria Falcon," a sheet of copper stylized in the form of a falcon, was loaned to the Lakeview Museum of Arts and Sciences (now Peoria Riverfront Museum) in Peoria, Illinois by the National Museum of Natural History . The artifact was created during the Mississippian Period and excavated near Peoria, Illinois in

2376-710: The Smithsonian Institution to Smithsonian Affiliate organizations. The National Museum of American History loaned the Pioneer (locomotive) , a Civil War -era locomotive, to the B&;O Railroad Museum in Baltimore, Maryland for the exhibit The War Came by Train . Thomas Moran 's painting The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone , in the collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum ,

2448-486: The Smithsonian with reports and information necessary to monitor the state of the partnership, and uphold the integrity of the Board of Regents. To become an Affiliate, organizations submit an application package to Smithsonian Affiliations. Applicants provide documentation that confirms IRS status as a 501(c)(3) entity and a narrative detailing how the agreement will be mutually beneficial. Applications must also include

2520-407: The action is being closed. Winchester's success was founded on a cartridge, the .44 Henry rimfire, and the Henry and 1866 rifles designed for it. Winchester was a leading designer of rifle ammunition throughout its existence and has been responsible for some of the most successful cartridges ever introduced, including the .44-40 WCF (Winchester Center Fire), the .30 WCF (.30-30), the .50 BMG ,

2592-615: The artists and their techniques. Included are works by other classic Western artists: George Catlin , Edgar Samuel Paxson , Alfred Jacob Miller , Thomas Moran , Albert Bierstadt , Alexander Phimister Proctor , Joseph Henry Sharp and N. C. Wyeth . Contemporary Western artists include Harry Jackson , James Bama , Deborah Butterfield , Fritz Scholder , and the sculptor Grant Speed . Interactive stations allow visitors to create their own works of art. The museum features approximately 20,000 square feet (1,900 m) of interactive exhibits highlighting geology, wildlife, and human presence in

2664-702: The arts. The guidelines of Smithsonian Affiliations establishes that the Smithsonian Institution maintain appropriate control over all collections loaned and that Affiliates cover all costs associated with borrowing and exhibiting objects. To qualify as an Affiliate, an organization must prove that it is able to properly care for, protect, and exhibit Smithsonian collections on a long-term basis. Strong applicants are organizations that are fiscally sound and capable of developing, installing, and evaluating professional exhibitions. While serving as an Affiliate, organizations are required to grant Smithsonian Institution curators and personnel access to visit borrowed artifacts, provide

2736-482: The chances that the fulminate in the hollow rim would ignite the 28 or so grains of black powder inside the case. Another extremely popular model was rolled out in 1873. The Model 1873 introduced the first Winchester center fire cartridge, the .44-40 WCF (Winchester Center Fire). These rifle families are commonly known as the "Gun That Won the West." The Model 1873 was followed by the Model 1876 (or "Centennial Model"),

2808-752: The children's television series, Captain Kangaroo , a three-wheel Westcoaster Mailster used by the United States Postal Service in the 1960s, and two oil on canvass paintings of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall and Seneca Chief Red Jacket . The National Museum of American History loaned Kermit the Frog to the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa for use in

2880-477: The closed Winchester plant in New Haven. The production of Model 1885 falling block action , Model 1892 and Model 1886 lever-action rifles are produced under licensed agreement by Miroku Corp. of Japan and imported to the United States by Browning. In 2008, FN Herstal announced that it would produce Model 70 rifles at its plant in Columbia, South Carolina. In 2013, assembly was moved to Portugal. In

2952-483: The discontinued models or produced reproductions. The early years of the twentieth century found the Winchester Repeating Arms Company competing with new John Browning designs, manufactured under license by other firearm companies. The race to produce the first commercial self-loading rifle brought forth the .22 rimfire Winchester Model 1903 and later centerfire Model 1905 , Model 1907 , and Model 1910 rifles. Winchester engineers, after ten years of work, designed

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3024-527: The exhibit Japan After Perry: Views of Yokohama and Meiji Japan . The National Postal Museum loaned stamp designs and drawings created by president Franklin D. Roosevelt to the Blackhawk Museum in Danville, California . Winchester Repeating Arms Company The Winchester Repeating Arms Company was a prominent American manufacturer of repeating firearms and ammunition . The firm

3096-720: The exhibit Toadally Frogs! The Annmarie Sculpture Garden in Solomons, Maryland has over 20 sculptures on loan from the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden . The National Museum of Natural History loaned the Smithsonian Community Reef to the Putnam Museum and IMAX Theatre in Davenport, Iowa . The reef is composed of thousands of crocheted natural reef forms and was a highlight of

3168-570: The first museum complex in Wyoming to have this status. As an Affiliate, the Center of the West has hosted Smithsonian artifacts. It has also recently loaned some of its own vast collections to a Smithsonian exhibition in Washington, D.C. The museums are connected by the unifying theme of the history, culture, art, and natural science of the American West. The Center of the West's overall mission

3240-627: The fishing and hunting industries, the oil industry, Yellowstone National Park, and the Winchester Repeating Arms Company. Smithsonian Affiliations Smithsonian Affiliations is a division of the Smithsonian Institution that establishes long-term partnerships with non-Smithsonian museums and educational and cultural organizations in order to share collections, exhibitions and educational strategies and conduct joint research. Partner organizations are known as " Smithsonian Affiliates ". The Smithsonian Affiliations program

3312-560: The future. There will be no change in Customer Service. This action is a realignment of resources to make Winchester Firearms a stronger, more viable organization. Winchester Firearms plans to continue the great Winchester legacy and is very excited about the future. On August 15, 2006, Olin Corporation, owner of the Winchester trademarks, announced that it had entered into a new license agreement with Browning Arms Company to make Winchester brand rifles and shotguns, though not at

3384-533: The largest traveling exhibition Smithsonian ever mounted, America's Smithsonian . Secretary Heyman made formal announcements about the Affiliations program while delivering opening remarks for the Smithsonian's 150th Birthday Party on the Mall and in a number of cities for the opening of America's Smithsonian : "The Smithsonian of the future must provide access to its collections and its vast resources. There

3456-758: The late 1850s. The National Postal Museum loaned the Railway Post Office to the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer, North Carolina . The National Museum of Natural History loaned an 18-karat gold Monopoly set covered with precious gemstones to the Museum of American Finance in New York, New York . The board game was designed by artist Sidney Mobell . The National Museum of Natural History loaned

3528-504: The manufacturing facility in New Haven, and the decision was made after exhausting all available options. Effective March 31, 2006, the New Haven manufacturing facility will stop manufacturing the Winchester Model 70, Model 94, and Model 1300. Winchester Firearms will continue to sell and grow its current line of Select Over & Under shotguns, the new Super X3 autoloading shotgun, the new Super X autoloading rifle, and Limited Edition rifles. The company also plans to introduce new models in

3600-406: The nation." Collections, Research and Exhibitions : "Shape a master plan for maintenance of the priceless collections, including the sharing of collections through long-term or permanent loans to partner institutions." Significant emphasis was placed on the benefits that partnerships with outside museums would create for the Institution. By dispersing artifacts to museums in a responsible way,

3672-399: The original Apollo 13 command module and the space suit worn by commanding astronaut James Lovell , were loaned to the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center in Hutchinson, Kansas . The Durham Museum in Omaha, Nebraska borrowed 174 artifacts for the exhibit American Originals: Collections from the Smithsonian . Borrowed artifacts included the jacket worn by Bob Keeshan while filming

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3744-487: The original Winchester rifle ), Model 70 rifle, and Model 1300 shotgun were discontinued. The official press release sent out by U.S. Repeating Arms concerning the closure was released on January 17, 2006. The text is included below: U.S. Repeating Arms Company To Close New Haven, CT Facility – U.S. Repeating Arms Company, maker of Winchester brand rifles and shotguns will close its New Haven, Connecticut manufacturing facility. Many efforts were made to improve profitability at

3816-426: The past by different Smithsonian museums, no infrastructure existed to provide institution-wide oversight and coordination of such partnerships. Heyman responded to these challenges by creating the Smithsonian Affiliations program to oversee and manage collections-based partnerships with other museums. As stated by the minutes from the Smithsonian Board of Regents meeting housed in the Smithsonian Institution Archives ,

3888-421: The program was formally approved by the Board of Regents on September 15, 1996. Using the occasion of the Smithsonian Institution's 150th Anniversary, Smithsonian Affiliations was one of several outreach initiatives introduced by Heyman to expand the Institution's national reach. In addition to the Affiliations program, the Institution became more accessible through its presence on the World Wide Web and through

3960-406: The same .44 caliber rimfire cartridges as the Henry but had an improved magazine (with the addition of a loading gate on the right side of the receiver, invented by Winchester employee Nelson King) and, for the first time, a wooden forend. The Henry and the 1866 Winchester shared a unique double firing pin that struck the head of the rimfire cartridge in two places when the weapon was fired, increasing

4032-453: The skeleton of the racehorse, "Lexington," to the International Museum of the Horse in Lexington, Kentucky The top hat worn by president Abraham Lincoln on the night of his assassination was loaned to the Blackhawk Museum in Danville, California by the National Museum of American History . The exhibit, Smithsonian Expeditions: Exploring Latin American and the Caribbean at the Miami Museum of Science , borrowed several artifacts from

4104-433: The summer of 2010, FN Herstal resumed production of the Winchester model 1894 and the evolution of the Winchester 1300, now called the Winchester SXP. A number of gun cleaning kits, Chinese folding knives, tools, and other accessories are also now sold under the Winchester trademark. In April 2015, the company recalled several variants of its SXP-model 12-gauge shotguns that the company says may unintentionally fire while

4176-608: The tag line "In Association with the Smithsonian Institution" and the approved Smithsonian Affiliations logo on their website, programming, and marketing material. Any 501(c)(3) nonprofit or publicly operated educational entity can apply to become a Smithsonian Affiliate. Smithsonian Affiliations considers membership proposals from organizations that will advance the Smithsonian Institution's mission and strategic plan. Successful applicants are non-profit or publicly operated organizations whose missions are directed toward advancing research, knowledge, and education in science, history, and

4248-487: The third weekend in June at the Robbie Powwow Garden at the Center of the West. This event attracts dancers, artisans, and visitors from all over North America. The museum features paintings and sculptures of the American West . The gallery first opened in 1959 and was later united with the Buffalo Bill Museum. In June 2009, it re-opened following a re-installation. Replicas of the studios of both Frederic Remington and Alexander Phimister Proctor help visitors learn about

4320-415: The tubular magazine. This became the Henry rifle of 1860, which was manufactured by the New Haven Arms Company and used in considerable numbers by certain Union army units during the American Civil War . The Henry rifle ensured New Haven Arms' success, and together with the Spencer rifle , established the lever-action repeater in the firearms market. In 1866, Benjamin Henry, angered over what he believed

4392-426: The world's most celebrated person of his time. The museum showcases the fame and success Cody attained through his "Buffalo Bill's Wild West show," and addresses his influence on the economic and cultural development of the American West. The museum features the stories and objects of Plains Indian people, their cultures, traditions, values and histories, as well as the contexts of their lives today. The first curator

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4464-435: Was George Horse-Capture , an enrolled member of the A'aninin tribe. The majority of the collection is from the early reservation period, ca. 1880–1930. It contains artifacts primarily from Northern Plains tribes, such as the Arapaho, Lakota, Crow, Cheyenne, Blackfeet and Pawnee. The holdings also include important contemporary objects, ranging from abstract art to star quilts. The museum also sponsors an annual Powwow held on

4536-406: Was a commercial failure, and Robbins & Lawrence ceased production in 1852. Smith designed a much-improved rifle based on Jennings' design, and the partners also hired away Robbins & Lawrence shop foreman Benjamin Tyler Henry . In 1855, the Smith and Wesson partnership, in order to manufacture what they called the "Volcanic" lever-action rifle and pistol, sought investors and incorporated as

4608-439: Was a sportsman and gun enthusiast, and he started at once to restore the Winchester brand to its former luster by concentrating on its classic models and updated versions thereof, with particular attention to quality and prestige. Olin personally pushed the deluxe Model 52 Sporter and the semi-custom Model 21 double-barreled shotgun. Winchester flourished, even during the later Depression. The U.S. M1 carbine (technically not

4680-413: Was acquired by a French holding company, then sold to Belgian arms makers Herstal Group , which also owns gun makers FN Herstal and Browning Arms Company . On January 16, 2006, U.S. Repeating Arms announced it was closing its New Haven plant where Winchester rifles and shotguns had been produced for 140 years. Along with the closing of the plant, production of the Model 94 rifle (the descendant of

4752-511: Was designed by the Winchester ballistic engineers. The commercial rights to these new Browning guns were owned by Colt . During the war, Winchester had borrowed heavily to finance its massive expansion. With the return of peace, the company attempted to use its surplus production capacity and pay down its debt by trying to become a general manufacturer of consumer goods – everything from kitchen knives to roller skates to refrigerators, to be marketed through 'Winchester Stores'. They also merged with

4824-428: Was established in 1866 by Oliver Winchester and was located in New Haven, Connecticut . The firm went into receivership in 1931 and was bought by the Western Cartridge Company , a forerunner of the Olin Corporation . The Winchester brand name is still owned by the Olin Corporation, which makes ammunition under that name. The Winchester name is also used under license for firearms produced by two subsidiaries of

4896-420: Was established in 1996 by Smithsonian Secretary I. Michael Heyman with the approval of the Smithsonian Board of Regents, in response to several challenges the Institution faced at the time: a decrease in federal funding, limited storage space for expanding collections, and the need to make the Institution more reflective of the nation without operating additional museums outside of Washington, D.C. In 1993,

4968-469: Was faced with the challenges of dwindling storage for expanding collections, decreasing funds, and the need to reinforce the Smithsonian's identity as the nation's museum. In addition, the Institution began to see increased interest from outside museums for partnerships and loans of artifacts that extended beyond standing practices. Although collaborative agreements in the form of traveling exhibitions, joint exhibition sponsorship, and loans had been entered in

5040-422: Was inadequate compensation, attempted to have the Connecticut legislature award ownership of New Haven Arms to him. Oliver Winchester , hastening back from Europe, forestalled the move and reorganized New Haven Arms yet again as the Winchester Repeating Arms Company. Winchester had the basic design of the Henry rifle completely modified and improved to become the first Winchester rifle, the Model 1866, which fired

5112-417: Was loaned to the Buffalo Bill Historical Center in Cody, Wyoming . The massive painting was on view from June 1, 2009 through October 31, 2009. Artifacts from the Bisbee Mineral Collection at the National Museum of Natural History were loaned to the Bisbee Mining and Historical Museum in Bisbee, Arizona for use in the exhibit Digging In: Bisbee's Mineral Heritage . Over 140 space objects, including

5184-601: Was no longer considered to be a prestige brand, causing a marked loss of market share. To this day, gun collectors consider "post-64" Winchesters to be both less desirable and less valuable than their predecessors. In the early 1970s, the Olin Winchester-Western Division tried to diversify with at least two unsuccessful attempts. The first was an experimental indoor shooting range called Wingo in San Diego, California. This short-lived attempt had

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