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Loops and Caliber. The use of the 1892.

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The producers wanted to use the 45-70s because they were more visually impressive than the relatively small pistol sized rounds actually used in the 1892 carbine.

. Use a tape to measure OVER YOUR PANTS AND BELT to exactly where you will want your rig to ride. Firearms aficionados usually cringe when they. The first version of this gun was a rounded barrel model with a D shaped loop which was later changed to an.

The levers were made smaller on all three. Mares Leg Replica Rifle. Of the three guns made for the series two of them featured octagonal barrels instead of a round one.

This gun is now on display at the Autry Museum of the American West. If you still are unsure check out our. Dead or Alive 1958 with his Mares Leg rifle a cut down Winchester 1892 saddle ring carbine chambered in.

This update includes and article from Guns Quarterly published in 1961 which features a detailed history of The Mares Laig McQueens firearms used in the TV series. Those give a great visual. Steve McQueen as Josh Randall in the classic TV western Wanted.

Love Wanted Dead or Alive. Dead or Alive with Steve McQueen who played a bounty hunter named Josh Randall and a 1939 movie named STAGECOACH in which John. Yeah the actual gun was a 44-40 but those did not look good enough on screen so McQueen put 45-70s in the loops.

A shortened version of the Winchester Model 1892 saddle ring carbine known affectionately as the Mares Leg is the main firearm used by Josh Randall Steve McQueen throughout the duration of the show chambered in 44-40 despite the large 45-70 rounds on his belt. One of the two teardrop lever-action Mares Legs used in the Wanted Dead or Alive TV series.

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