2026 Arsenals of History Symposium Cody, WY.

 

Arsenals of History is an arms history symposium convened by the Cody Firearms Museum. Each year, the symposium brings together world-leading academics, museum professionals, and independent researchers to share findings in the field of firearms studies. Adjacent topics, including those related to museum studies and the wider examination of arms and munitions, are also welcome.

The symposia have been generously funded by the Gretchen Swanson Family Foundation and receive additional support from the Buffalo Bill Center of the West and Helios House Press.

 Further information and individual lecture topics can be found here. 

Virtual Seminar: Bullet Strikes from the First Day of the American Revolution July 17 @ noon (MT)

 

The Firearms Research Center welcomes historian, historic arms expert and Antiques Roadshow appraiser Joel Bohy for Virtual Seminar No. 19, this Friday, July 17, at 12 P.M (Mountain timezone or 2 P.M. Eastern).

Using forensic analysis of surviving bullet strikes and battlefield artifacts, Bohy examines the opening day of the American Revolution, revealing new insights into the fighting at Lexington, Concord, and along the British retreat to Boston. By combining archaeology, ballistics, and historical research, this presentation demonstrates how physical evidence continues to reshape our understanding of April 19, 1775.

Joel Bohy is the owner of J. Bohy Historical Consulting, Historic Arms Specialist at Blackstone Valley Auctions, a frequent appraiser on PBS’s Antiques Roadshow, and co-author of Bullet Strikes from the First Day of the American Revolution.  

Follow link below for details....

https://firearmsresearchcenter.org/events/frc-virtual-seminar-no-19-bullet-strikes-from-the-first-day-of-the-american-revolution/