[QUOTE=David LaPell;135812906]I actually know one person with a .50-70 Trapdoor

Hi, my first post here. I have a .50-70 trapdoor of the type ascribed to Buffalo Bill. It's a Model 1870 and was made between 1871 and 1872. I believe that Geronimo had a cut-down version of the same. Mine was given to me by an old gent when I was a kid. I played cowboys and Indians with it and fortunately didn't mar it too much. Still has the bayonet and ram rod. I now shoot it with my reloads once a year for fun. There were only between 10K and 11K made, and there used to be an online site selling them