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Originally Posted by Faulkner
It appears to me the one Josh carried had a shorter barrel than 12 inches. In comparing the picture below with the ones from the show stills and from watching the show I'd estimate the show gun's barrel was closer to 8 inches. Looks like the original only extended to just past the barrel band, whereas the new Puma gun is a good 3 to 4 inches longer.
The Puma gun looks good, wonder if they make it in .357?
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The Puma 92 Bounty Hunter is made in .45LC, .44/40, & .44 magnum.
The Mare's Leg in Wanted Dead or Alive probably had a 9" barrel.
(from Wikipedia)
The
Mare’s Leg (aka
Mare’s Laig; both sometimes spelled without the apostrophe) was the name given to a customized
shortened rifle by
Steve McQueen’s character on the television series
Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958–1961). McQueen’s character was named Josh Randall, and the gun has also been referred to as a
Winchester Randall, or a
Randall Special.
The original
Mare’s Leg was made by cutting down a
.44-40 caliber
Winchester Model 1892 rifle to a size that could be worn in a large leg holster and used with one hand. The barrel was cut down to a length of twelve (or possibly nine) inches,
[1] and much of the butt-stock was removed. For filming three guns were actually made, each with an enlarged loop on the cocking lever. The first gun differed in the size of its lever enlargement, and the last gun had an octagonal barrel instead of a round one. The actual gun being used could sometimes change from shot to shot in a given scene. While the guns were chambered for the .44-40 round, McQueen wore more impressive looking
.45-70 rounds in the loops of his gun belt.