I didn't want to hijack one of the other forums on the picture of Buffalo Bill Cody, so I posted this picture here. It is the only known picture of Cody with his favorite gun, an 1863 Springfield that was converted to fire .50-70 cartridges. Cody named the gun "Lucretia Borgia" after a beautiful and murderous woman in a Victor Hugo play. It was with this gun that Cody earned the name Buffalo Bill. What is left of Lucretia Borgia is on display in the Buffalo Bill Historical Center. The buttstock broke length wise so there is little left. Cody is seated on the right, and you get a feel for just how long Lucretia Borgia was.
