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=="Mare's Leg"==
=="Mare's Leg"==
A 6 shot cut down rifle/pistol version of the Winchester 1892 rifle was used as a short carbine and called the "Mare's Leg".  Though some of the Mare's Legs seen in films are cut from original Winchester 1892s, clones built by Marlin, Rossi and Puma are also seen in chains of commerce.  ''Per ATF regulations, any 'pistol' cut down from a firearm that was originally a rifle is a 'short barreled rifle' and subject to all the restrictions of short barreled long guns.  The Puma M-92 clone of the Mare's leg is a nearly identical gun, however it was built from the factory as a pistol, so per ATF regulations, it is a handgun and not a short barreled rifle.
A 6 shot cut down rifle/pistol version of the Winchester 1892 rifle was used as a short carbine and called the "Mare's Leg".  Though some of the Mare's Legs seen in films are cut from original Winchester 1892s, clones built by Marlin, Rossi and Puma are also seen in chains of commerce.  Since the front sight was removed with the cut down of the barrel, many examples of the Mare's Leg remove the rear sight to lighten the firearm.  It is not necessary since the gun is a 'point and shoot' close quarters firearm.
 
''Per ATF regulations, any 'pistol' cut down from a firearm that was originally a rifle is a 'short barreled rifle' and subject to all the restrictions of short barreled long guns.  The Puma M-92 clone of the Mare's leg is a nearly identical gun, however it was built from the factory as a pistol, so per ATF regulations, it is a handgun and not a short barreled rifle.
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Revision as of 05:40, 15 October 2009

The Winchester 1892 has been seen in the following films:

Sooner or later, I'll make pages for all of these movies. -GM

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Winchester 1892 - .38-40
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Winchester 1892 -.32WCF/.38-40/.44-40/.25-20.
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Winchester 1892 Saddle Ring Carbine - .32WCF/.38-40/.44-40/.25-20.

Film

  • John Wayne as U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn in True Grit (with large lever tear drop loop) (1969)

Television


"Mare's Leg"

A 6 shot cut down rifle/pistol version of the Winchester 1892 rifle was used as a short carbine and called the "Mare's Leg". Though some of the Mare's Legs seen in films are cut from original Winchester 1892s, clones built by Marlin, Rossi and Puma are also seen in chains of commerce. Since the front sight was removed with the cut down of the barrel, many examples of the Mare's Leg remove the rear sight to lighten the firearm. It is not necessary since the gun is a 'point and shoot' close quarters firearm.

Per ATF regulations, any 'pistol' cut down from a firearm that was originally a rifle is a 'short barreled rifle' and subject to all the restrictions of short barreled long guns. The Puma M-92 clone of the Mare's leg is a nearly identical gun, however it was built from the factory as a pistol, so per ATF regulations, it is a handgun and not a short barreled rifle.

The "Mare's Leg" has been seen in the following films:

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Winchester 1892 "Mare's Leg" w/ D lever loop and rounded barrel - .44-40.
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"Mare's Leg" w/ Teardrop lever loop and rounded barrel - .44-40.

Film

  • Steve McQueen as Josh Randall in Wanted: Dead or Alive (.44-40 caliber, first with rounded barrel and D lever loop and later with octagonal barrel and tear drop lever loop)

Television

What is the advantage of the oversized lever loop?

It allows you to spin the gun one-handed. Other than that, it actually makes the gun take longer to cycle. I never understood by The Rifleman used a large lever model, a small lever would have been quicker.

umm, actually I'm pretty sure the large lever loop was originally designed to accommodate the use of cowboy gloves while shooting, its ability to allow someone to spin the rifle one handed was something that came later