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Originally Posted by tabs
For once Jeffy you are off the mark with this one. while you are right about the 50/90 being the "Big 50"...you are wrong about the nomenclature of the literature about the Battle....The term that is used about the Springfield 50/70 is the "BIg Springfield" or "Big 50 Springfield"
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Interesting - I had honestly never heard of the .50-70 Trapdoor refered to as a "Big 50". I could see the "Big Springfield", but I have never actually heard or seen that reference, either. Were these terms used in specific reference to this one battle, or were they in general use?