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Winchester Model 1892

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The Winchester Model 1892 rifle and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

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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
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Winchester 1892 Saddle Ring Carbine with large lever loop - .32WCF/.38-40/.44-40/.25-20
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Winchester 1892 Trapper Saddle Ring Carbine with 14 inch barrel
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The Winchester 1892 Saddle Ring Carbine with large lever loop used by John Wayne in the film True Grit, similar to the one he used in Rio Bravo and El Dorado. Serial #501892. Pictured with .44-40 shells. (Source: Photocopied from book "The Peacemakers: Arms and Adventure in the American West" written by R.L. Wilson.)

Specifications

(1892 – 1945)

  • Caliber: .32-20, .38-40, .44-40, .25-20, .218 Bee (in late production)
  • Action: Lever Action
  • Feed system: 8, 10, 12 Round Tube Magazine

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Tarzan of the Apes Arabian slaver 1918
By the Law (Po zakonu) Sergey Komarov Hans Nelson Saddle Ring Carbine 1926
Aleksandra Khokhlova Edith Nelson
Pardon Us Prison Guards 1931
Eskimo Peter Freuchen Ship Captain 1933
Ray Mala Mala
Edward Hearn Captain's Mate
G Men Barton MacLane Collins 1935
The Petrified Forest Humphrey Bogart Duke Mantee 1936
Joe Sawyer Jackie
Adrian Morris Ruby
Dick Foran Boze Hertzingler
They Gave Him a Gun Prison Guards and Police officers 1937
San Quentin Prison Guards 1937
Each Dawn I Die Prison Guards 1939
The Shepherd of the Hills John Wayne Young Matt Saddle Ring Carbine 1941
Samuel S. Hinds Andy Beeler
John Harmon Deputy Charles
Marc Lawrence Pete
Beulah Bondi Aunt Mollie
Various
High Sierra Humphrey Bogart Roy "Mad Dog" Earle 1941
Across the Pacific Japanese saboteurs 1942
This Gun for Hire Police officers Saddle Ring Carbine 1942
The Outlaw Thomas Mitchell Sheriff Pat Garrett 1943
Walter Huston Doc Holliday
My Darling Clementine Walter Brennan Newman Clanton 1946
He Walked By Night Police 1948
Fort Apache Native Americans 1948
Red River John Wayne Thomas Dunson Saddle Ring Carbine 1948
Montgomery Clift Matt Garth
Walter Brennan Nadine Groot
Joanne Dru Tess Millay
Various
The Paleface Jane Russell Calamity Jane 1948
Bob Hope Peter 'Painless' Potter
Backwoodsmen, Indians
Whispering Smith Alan Ladd Luke "Whispering" Smith Carbine and short rifle 1948
Donald Crisp Barney Rebstock Short rifle
Robert Preston Murray Sinclair Carbine
Murvyn Vye Blake Barton
Ward Wood Leroy Barton
John Eldredge George McCloud
William Demarest Bill Dansing
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre Humphrey Bogart Dobbs 1949
Bruce Bennett Cody
Rio Grande Ben Johnson Trooper Travis Tyree 1950
Harry Carey Jr. Trooper Daniel "Sandy" Boone
Claude Jarman Jr. Trooper Jefferson Yorke
Apaches some reused footage from Fort Apache
His Kind of Woman Charles McGraw Thompson Saddle Ring Carbine 1951
Bill Nelson Tropico Captain
Sol Gorss The seaman
Seamen on Tropico ship
The Witch (Noita palaa elämään) can be seen hanged on the wall of Baron's castle 1952
Son of Paleface Bob Hope Peter Potter Jr. Saddle Ring Carbine 1952
Bandits, Indians
Shane John Dierkes Morgan Ryker Mocked Up as Henry 1860 1953
The Redhead From Wyoming Alex Nicol Sheriff Stan Blaine 1953
Alexander Scourby Reece Duncan
William Bishop Jim Averell
Maureen O'Hara Kate Maxwell
Dennis Weaver Matt Jessup
Gregg Palmer Hal Jessup
David Sharpe Duncan's Man
Various characters
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms A NYPD officer 1953
Creature from the Black Lagoon Richard Carlson Dr. David Reed 1954
Richard Denning Dr. Mark Williams
Antonio Moreno Dr. Carl Maia
Nestor Paiva Lucas
Whit Bissell Dr. Edwin Thompson
Johnny Guitar Scott Brady Dancin' Kid He carries it on the saddle of his horse. 1954
Ward Bond John McIvers
Ben Cooper Turkey Ralston
Ernest Borgnine Bart Lonergan
Royal Dano Corey
Various Possemen
Them! found destroyed at site of first attack 1954
Drum Beat Charles Bronson Kintpuash aka Captain Jack Carbine 1954
Rodolfo Acosta Scarface Charlie Carbine and rifle
Frank DeKova Modoc Jim Carbine
Elisha Cook Jr. Blaine Crackel Carbine
Modoc warriors Carbines and rifles
Vera Cruz Burt Lancaster Joe Erin Saddle Ring Carbine 1954
Gary Cooper Benjamin Trane
George Macready Emperor Maximilian
Ernest Borgnine Donnegan
Charles Bronson Pittsburgh
James Seay Abilene
Jack Elam Tex
Archie Savage Ballard
Saskatchewan Alan Ladd Thomas O'Rourke Saddle Ring Carbine 1954
Shelley Winters Grace Markey
Jay Silverheels Cajou
J. Carrol Naish Batouche
Anthony Caruso Spotted Eagle
Richard Long Constable Abbott Short rifle
NWMP Constables, Sioux warriors Carbines and mocked up as M1876 Muskets
Bad Day at Black Rock Robert Ryan Reno Smith 1955
Spencer Tracy John Macreedy
A Day of Fury Jock Mahoney Marshal Allan Burnett Saddle Ring Carbine 1956
Various Various characters
Santiago Royal Dano Lobo Rifle 1956
L.Q. Jones Digger
Gun runners
3:10 to Yuma Various characters 1957
The Blob Earl Rowe Lieutenant Dave Barton 1958
Showdown at Boot Hill Townsmen Carbine 1958
The Badlanders Rifles; In prison warden's office 1958
The FBI Story FBI Agent 1959
Rio Bravo John Wayne Sheriff John T. Chance With large lever tear drop loop 1959
The Magnificent Seven Brad Dexter Harry Luck 1960
Flaming Star Elvis Presley Pacer Burton Rifle 1960
L.Q. Jones Tom Howard Carbine
Richard Jaeckel Angus Pierce
Ranchers
To Kill a Mockingbird Vigilantes 1962
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance Woody Strode Pompey 1962
Lonely Are the Brave Kirk Douglas Jack Burns 1962
Lemonade Joe Josef Hlinomaz Grimpo 1964
Gunslingers
Circus World John Wayne Matt Masters Saddle Ring Carbine, large loop lever 1964
Claudia Cardinale Toni Alfredo Saddle Ring Carbine
John Smith Steve McCabe Saddle Ring Carbine
Katherine Kath Hilda
Old Shatterhand Lex Barker Old Shatterhand 1964
Daliah Lavi Paloma
US Cavalry soldiers, Dixon's brigands and Apache and Comanche warriors
Viva Maria! Mexican rebel 1965
Major Dundee Richard Harris Capt. Benjamin Tyreen handguardless, mocked as Henry 1860 1965
Mario Adorf Sergeant Gomez
Ben Johnson Sergeant Chillum
The Chief of Chukotka (Nachalnik Chukotki) Mikhail Kononov Alexei 1966
The Professionals Woody Strode Jake Sharp 1966
Robert Ryan Hans Ehrengard
Burt Lancaster Bill Dolworth
Django Different characters 1966
Tarzan and the Valley of Gold Vinero's henchman With sniper scope 1966
Winnetou and the Crossbreed Gotz George Jeff Brown 1966
Ilija Dzuvalekovski Curly Bill
Curly Bill's henchmen
The Sons of Great Bear (Die Söhne der großen Bärin) A mercenary, a Lacota warrior 1966
The Rare Breed James Stewart Sam Burnett Carbine and rifle 1966
Jack Elam Deke Simons Carbine and rifle
Maureen O'Hara Martha Evans Rifle
Don Galloway Jamie Bowen Carbine and rifle
Brian Keith Alexander Bowen Carbine
El Dorado John Wayne Cole Thornton 1967
Robert Mitchum Sheriff J.P. Harran
Michele Carey Joey MacDonald
Hombre Bandits 1967
Bonnie and Clyde Police officer and a Vigilante 1967
Once Upon a Time in the West Jack Elam Snakey 1968
The Southern Star George Segal Dan Rockland Saddle Ring Carbine 1968
Ursula Andress Erica Kramer
Michel Constantin Jose
Sylvain Levignac Louis
Guy Delorme Michael
Bandolero! James Stewart Mace Bishop 1968
Andrew Prine Roscoe Bookbinder
Clint Ritchie Babe Jenkins
Posse members
A Professional Gun (Il mercenario) Franco Nero Sergei Kowalski 1968
The Valley of Death Rik Battaglia Murdock 1968
Ivo Kristof Craigh
Nikola Gec Boone
Milan Sosa Meadows
Eddi Arent Lord Castlepool
The Shakiest Gun in the West Don Knotts Jesse W. Heywood Saddle Ring Carbine 1968
Barbara Rhoades Penelope Cushings
Frank McGrath Mr. Remington
Jackie Coogan Basch
Don 'Red' Barry Rev. Zachary Gant
Native Americans
townsmen
The Wild Bunch Albert Dekker Pat Harrigan 1969
The Rope and the Colt (Une corde, un Colt...) Michèle Mercier Maria Caine Saddle Ring Carbine 1969
Álvaro de Luna Deputy Sheriff
Anne-Marie Balin Johanna
Charly Bravo Sam Vallee
Various gunmen
True Grit (1969) John Wayne U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn With large lever tear drop loop 1969
4 for Texas Frank Sinatra Zack Thomas Saddle Ring Carbine 1969
Dean Martin Joe Jarrett
Ursula Andress Maxine Richter
The Wild Bunch Ernest Borgnine Dutch Engstrom Saddle Ring Carbine 1969
Robert Ryan Deke Thornton
Mackenna's Gold Omar Sharif Colorado Short rifle 1969
Julie Newmar Hesh-Ke
Keenan Wynn Sanchez
Rudy Diaz Besh
Robert Phillips Monkey
Dick Peabody Avila
Madeleine Taylor Holmes Apache old woman
Raymond Massey The Preacher Saddle Ring Carbine
Townsmen
Ted Cassidy Hachita Mocked Up as Henry 1860
Telly Savalas Sgt. Tibbs
US Cavalrymen
100 Rifles Raquel Welch Sarita 1969
Jim Brown Lyedecker
Burt Reynolds Joe Herrera
Indians, soldiers
White Wolves (Weisse Wölfe) Gojko Mitic Farsighted Falcon Carbine (not Saddle Ring) 1969
Holger Mahlich Sheriff Pat Patterson
Guns of the Magnificent Seven Monte Markham Keno 1967
Support Your Local Sheriff! Joan Hackett Prudy Perkins 1969
Support Your Local Sheriff! James Garner Jason McCullough 1969
Charro! James Sikking Gunner Short Rifle and Saddle Ring Carbine 1969
Harry Landers Heff Saddle Ring Carbine
John Pickard Jerome Selby Short Rifle and Saddle Ring Carbine
J. Edward McKinley Henry Carter Saddle Ring Carbine
Garry Walberg Martin Tilford Saddle Ring Carbine
Robert Luster Will Joslyn Short Rifle and Saddle Ring Carbine
Chisum Glenn Corbett Pat Garrett 1970
John Wayne John Chisum
Edward Faulkner James J. Dolan
Geoffrey Deuel Billy the Kid
Rio Lobo Jack Elam Old Man Phillips 1970
Mike Henry Sheriff "Blue Tom" Hendricks
Bloody Mama Bruce Dern Kevin Dirkman 1970
FBI Agents and police officers
Fatal Error (Tödlicher Irrtum) Armin Mueller-Stahl Chris Howard Saddle Ring Carbine 1970
Gojko Mitic Shave Head
Hartmut Beer Parker
Hannjo Hasse Lee Garrett
Slobodan Velimirovic Black Tomahawk
Joe Peter Boyle Joe Curran Saddle Ring Carbine 1970
El Topo José Antonio Alcaraz The sheriff Carbine 1970
(uncredited) The boxing manager
Figures in a Landscape Robert Shaw MacConnachie 1971
Malcolm McDowell Ansell
Shoot Out Gregory Peck Clay Lomax Saddle Ring Carbine 1971
John Davis Chandler Skeeter
The Legend of Frenchie King (Les Pétroleuses) Brigitte Bardot Louise Saddle Ring Carbine 1971
Henri Czarniak Doctor Miller
Hannie Caulder Mr. Caulder Trapper Saddle Ring Carbine 1971
Raquel Welch Hannie Caulder
Big Jake John Wayne Jake McCandles 1971
Richard Boone John Fain
Billy Jack Tom Laughlin Billy Jack Saddle Ring Carbine 1971
Kenneth Tobey Deputy Mike
Bert Freed Mr. Stuart Posner
David Roya Bernard Posner
Susan Foster Cindy
henchmen
Highway Patrol officer
Joe Kidd John Saxon Luis Chama 1972
The Cowboys Robert Carradine Slim 1972
Several of the young boys
The Bull of the West Charles Bronson Ben Justin Carbine 1972
DeForest Kelley Ben Tully
George Kennedy Bear Suchette
Lee J. Cobb Judge Garth Rifle
Robert Random Will Justin
High Plains Drifter Clint Eastwood The Stranger saddle ring carbine 1973
Several townspeople
Oklahoma Crude John Mills Cleon Doyle 1973
Faye Dunaway Lena Doyle
George C. Scott Noble "Mase" Mason
Chino Charles Bronson Chino Valdez Saddle Ring Carbine 1973
Maral's men
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia Bodyguards and bandits 1974
Melvin Purvis G-MAN law enforcement officers saddle-ring carbine 1974
Big Bad Mama Police officer 1974
Big Bad Mama Tom Signorelli Agent Dodds 1974
Ulzana Gojko Mitic Ulzana Carbine 1974
Colea Rautu Nana
Paul Berndt Wardley
Dan Sandulescu Buuly
Kit & Co. Dean Reed Kit Bellew Carbine 1974
Rolf Hoppe Shorty
The Meanest Men in the West James Drury The Virginian Carbine 1974
Doug McClure Trampas
Gary Clarke Steve Hall
Brad Weston Keeler
Ron Soble Mungo
Bandits and lawmen
The Trial of Billy Jack Tom Laughlin Billy Jack Saddle Ring Carbine 1974
Gus Greymountain Blue Elk
Act of Aggression (L'Agression) Claude Brasseur André Ducatel saddle-ring carbine 1975
Bite The Bullet Gene Hackman Sam Clayton 1975
James Coburn Luke Matthews
Rooster Cogburn John Wayne Rooster Cogburn 1975
Blood Brothers (Blutsbrüder) Dean Reed Jack Birge 1975
Gojko Mitic Hard Cliff
Breakheart Pass Robert Tessier Levi Calhoun Saddle Ring Carbine 1975
Eddie Little Sky Chief White Hand
Paiute warriors
The Apple Dumpling Gang Susan Clark Magnolia Dusty Clydesdale 1975
The Last Hard Men Charlton Heston Sam Burgade 1976
James Coburn Zach Provo
Jorge Rivero Cesar Menendez
Christopher Mitchum Hal Brickman
Michael Parks Sheriff Noel Nye
Silver Streak night watchman 1976
From Noon Till Three Charles Bronson Graham Dorsey Rifle 1976
Jill Ireland Amanda Starback Saddle Ring Carbine
Damon Douglas Boy Rifle
Townsmen Rifles and carbines
Damnation Alley Brigands 1977
The People That Time Forgot Patrick Wayne Ben McBride 1977
Shane Rimmer Hogan
The White Buffalo Will Sampson Chief Crazy Horse Mocked up as Henry 1860 1977
Sioux warriors
Severino Gojko Mitic Severino Saddle Ring Carbine 1978
Violeta Andrei Maruja
Mircea Anghelescu Nicolas
Leon Niemczyk Police Sergeant
Prophecy Robert Foxworth Rob Verne Saddle Ring Carbine 1979
Zulu Dawn Ronald Lacey Norris Newman 1979
Tom Horn Different characters 1980
Heaven's Gate Kris Kristofferson James Averill 1980
Christopher Walken Nathan D. Champion
Brad Dourif Mr. Eggleston
Sam Waterston Frank Canton
Ronnie Hawkins Mjr. Wolcott
Different characters
Caboblanco Beckdorff's henchmen Carbine 1980
Sing, Cowboy, Sing Dean Reed Joe Carbine 1981
A townsman Saddle Ring Carbine
The Man from Snowy River Gus Mercurio Frew Saddle Ring Carbine 1982
Blastfighter Michael Sopkiw Jake "Tiger" Sharp 1984
Wally's men
Streets of Fire Richard Lawson Officer Price Saddle Ring Carbine 1984
Rick Rossovich Officer Cooley
Bill Paxton Clyde
Richmond PD officers and citizens
Lone Wolf McQuade bandits 1983
The Scout (Der Scout) Hartmut Beer Pvt. Randall Saddle Ring Carbine 1983
Roland Seidler Pvt. McGoun
Gojko Mitic White Feather
Matewan Various characters 1987
Fatal Beauty Whoopi Goldberg Det. Rezolli 1987
Extreme Prejudice Nick Nolte Jack Benteen 1987
A Man from the Boulevard des Capucines (Chelovek s bulvara Kaputsinov) Nikolay Sysoyev Andy 1987
A Comanche warrior
Tremors Kevin Bacon Val 1990
Tremors Fred Ward Earl 1990
White Fang Bill Moseley Luke Carbine 1991
Tom Fallon A gold prospector
Seymour Cassel Clarence 'Skunker' Thurston Short Rifle, Long Rifle
Klaus Maria Brandauer Alex Larson Visually modified as Henry 1860
Clint Youngreen Tinker
Ethan Hawke Jack Conroy
Of Mice and Men Casey Siemaszko Curley 1992
Unforgiven John Pyper-Ferguson Charley Hecker 1992
The Night Before Christmas Terence Hill Travis 1994
The Night Before Christmas Posse members and thugs 1994
Never Say Die A police officer Saddle Ring Carbine 1994
Last Man Standing One of the men who massacres the truck convoy 1996
Legion of Fire: Killer Ants! Dallen Gettling Bob Hazzard 1998
Purgatory Peter Stormare Cavin Guthrie Short rifle 1999
Outlaws and posse members
From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter Temuera Morrison The Hangman 2000
Road to Perdition Finn's bodyguards 2002
Holes Scott Plank Trout Walker 2003
Bandidas Penélope Cruz María Álvarez sawed off 2006
Lone Rider Croker's henchman Carbine 2008
Public Enemies Court officers in Crown Point 2009
Casa de mi Padre Will Ferrell Armando Alvarez stainless, engraved 2012
No One Lives saddle-ring carbine 2012
Unforgiven Ken Watanabe Jubei Kamata 2013
Akira Emoto Kingo Baba
The Last Witch Hunter seen in the Kaulder's armory 2015
Mad Max: Fury Road Megan Gale The Valkyrie 2015
Run All Night Liam Neeson Jimmy Conlon 2015
Bone Tomahawk Kurt Russell Sheriff Hunt 2015
Slow West Caren Pistorius Rose Ross Short rifle 2015
Kalani Queypo Kotori Short rifle and Saddle Ring Carbine with half-magazine
Forsaken A townsman Short rifle 2015
In a Valley of Violence Seen among Marshal's guns 2016
Brimstone Seen on ground; Denix replica 2016
The Lost City of Z Charlie Hunnam Col. Percy Fawcett Saddle Ring Carbine 2017
Robert Pattinson Henry Costin Saddle Ring Carbine
Edward Ashley Arthur Manley Saddle Ring Carbine
Angus Macfadyen James Murray Saddle Ring Carbine
Rambo: Last Blood Sylvester Stallone John Rambo Saddle Ring carbine 2019
Ready or Not Henry Czerny Tony Le Domas 2019
3 From Hell Bill Oberst Jr. Tony Commando Airsoft 2019
Lucinda Jenney Nebraska Airsoft
Old Henry Seen in the field camp, Denix replica 2021

Television

Title Actor Character Note / Episode Date
Lawman John Russell Marshal Dan Troop 1958–1962
Peter Brown Deputy Johnny McKay
The Rifleman Chuck Connors Lucas McCain With large lever D loop 1958–1963
F Troop Henry Brandon Shug Chief saddle ring carbine / "Scourge of the West" (S01E01) 1965
Shug warriors rifles, saddle ring carbines 1965-1967
Forrest Tucker Sgt. O'Rourke rifle / "Iron Horse Go Home" (S01E16) 1965
Larry Storch Cpl. Agarn rifle / "Iron Horse Go Home" (S01E16) 1965
Victor Jory Chief Mean Buffalo saddle ring carbine / "Indian Fever" (S01E29) 1966
Lou Wills Jr. Beware of Dog saddle ring carbine / "Indian Fever" (S01E29) 1966
Paul Peterson Johnny Eagle Eye saddle ring carbine / "Johnny Eagle Eye" (S01E30) 1966
Melody Patterson Wrangler Jane rifle / "Johnny Eagle Eye" (S01E30) 1966
Joe Brooks Trooper Vanderbilt rifle / "Johnny Eagle Eye" (S01E30) 1966
F Troop Forrest Tucker Sgt. O'Rourke saddle ring carbine / "The Sergeant and the Kid" (S02E19) 1967
Pippa Scott Mrs. Molly Walker
The A-Team 1983–1988
Twin Peaks Michael Ontkean Sheriff Harry S. Truman 1990-1991
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman John Shea Lex Luthor 1993–1997
Rough Riders 1997
Julie Lescaut Cerise Josette Tessier Saddle Ring Carbine/ "Les fugitives" (S07E01) 1998
King Solomon's Mines Patrick Swayze Allen Quartermain 2004
Amphibian Man. Sea Devil (Chelovek-amfibiya. Morskoy dyavol) Levan Uchaneishvili Pedro Zurita 2004
Saving Grace Holly Hunter Grace Hanadarko "You Are My Partner" (S2E07) 2007–2010
Meteor Marla Sokoloff Imogene O'Neil 2009
Meteor Billy Campbell Jack Crowe 2009
Bonnie and Clyde (2013) prison guards 2013
Training Day W. Earl Brown Chief Wade 2017
Paris Police 1900 Members of the Ligue Antisemitique Carbine 2021
1883 James Landry Hébert Wade Carbine 2021
1923 James Badge Dale John Dutton Sr. 2022
1923 Harrison Ford Jacob Dutton 2022

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Mods Notation Release Date
Call of Juarez "Classic Rifle" and "Scoped Classic Rifle" 2006
Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood "Classic Rifle" 2009
Red Dead Redemption "Winchester Repeater" 2010
Assassin's Creed Syndicate Seen in the E3 cinematic trailer 2015
State of Decay 2 2018

"Mare's Leg"

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Replica Winchester 1892 "Mare's Leg" with standard lever loop and rounded barrel – .44-40. This model also shows off the screw used to do "rapid fire". This is put in place so the user does not need to pull the trigger. The screw breaks the shots when the action is worked.
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Winchester 1892 "Mare's Leg" w/D lever loop and rounded barrel – .44-40.
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Winchester 1892 "Mare's Leg" with standard lever loop, mounted with a "scope", and rounded barrel from Serenity – .44-40.

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". The name originated from the television series Wanted: Dead or Alive, where the main character Josh Randall wields a shortened Winchester 1892 that he nicknamed "Mare's Leg". The name had since become a generic term for any sawed-off lever-action rifle.

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-off section of the barrel, many examples of the Mare's Leg remove the rear sight as well to lighten the firearm; the sights are not necessary anyway, 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 and Rossi "Ranch Hand" clones of the Mare's leg are built from the factory as pistols, so per ATF regulations, they are handguns and not classified as short barreled rifles.

Specifications

  • Length: ~2 feet
  • Barrel length: ~12 inches
  • Cartridge:
    • .44-40 (actual)
    • .45-70 (fictional)
  • Action: Lever-action
  • Feed system: 6-round Tubular magazine

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

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Once Upon a Time in the West Woody Strode Stony (with trigger pin attached to lever for rapid fire) 1968
Serenity Gina Torres Zoe scope 2005
Zombieland Woody Harrelson Tallahassee 2009
Zombieland: Double Tap Woody Harrelson Tallahassee 2019
Gunpowder Milkshake Lena Headey Scarlet 2021
Gunpowder Milkshake Angela Bassett Anna May 2021

Television

Title Actor Character Note / Episode Date
Wanted: Dead or Alive Steve McQueen Josh Randall (.44-40 caliber, first with rounded barrel and D lever loop and later with octagonal barrel and tear drop lever loop) 1958–1961
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. Sheena Easton Crystal Hawks 1993
The Magnificent Seven Eric Close Vin Tanner large lever loop 1998–1999
Firefly Gina Torres Zoë Washburne 2002–2003
Firefly Adam Baldwin Jayne Cobb "Bushwhacked" (S01E03) 2002

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Mods Notation Release Date
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis "Western Custom M37" incorrectly depicted as being a 12-gauge shotgun 1999
State of Decay "Dog Leg" 2013
Fistful of Frags "Mare's Leg" 2014
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades Mare's Leg 2016
State of Decay 2 2018

Anime

Title Character Note Air Date
The Magnificent Kotobuki Johnny "The Great Airship Robbery" (E08) 2019
Madame Loulou
Anesan "Kotobuki of the Setting Sun" (E12)
Lupin Zero Marion Hood Ep. "The Grandson of the First Vies for Sucession" 2022 - 2023

Garate El Tigre

The El Tigre rifle was a Spanish copy of the Winchester 1892 Saddle Ring Carbine made by the firm of Garate Anitua y Cia in Eibar from 1915 to 1938 for use by the Spanish Civil Guard. Garate El Tigre rifles were made with 22-inch barrels with 12-round magazines in .44-40 (known as .44 Largo in Spain), featuring sling swivels, military-style folding rear sight, and front sight ahead of the muzzle band. Production approached one million units. It was used by both sides of the Spanish Civil War (1936–39). El Tigre rifles were exported to the US surplus market in the 1950s. It was commonly used as an inexpensive substitute for Winchesters in films made after WWII.

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Garate El Tigre - .44-40 WCF.

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
The Secret of the Black Widow Werner Peters William Osbourne On a photo; may be misidentified 1963
Navajo Joe Burt Reynolds Navajo Joe 1966
A Bullet for the General Lou Castel Bill Tate 1966
Martine Beswick Adelita
El Chuncho men
Face to Face (Faccia a faccia) Tomas Milian Solomon 'Beauregard' Bennet 1967
Gian Maria Volonté Professor Brett Fletcher
Bandits
Django Kill... If You Live, Shoot! Francisco Sanz Hagerman 1967
Oaks' bandits, townsmen
Companeros Franco Nero Yodlaf Peterson 1970
Tomas Milian El Vasco
Iris Berben Lola
Guerrillas, John's henchmen
Bad Man's River Gianni Garko Ed Pace 1971
Jess Hahn Tom Odie
Aldo Sambrell Canales
Allen Russell Sheriff
Various
Matewan A striker 1987
Ay, Carmela! Spanish Republicans 1990
Libertarias Anarchist 1996
800 Bullets (800 Malas) Actors in Wild West Village 2002

Television

Title Actor Character Note / Episode Date
The Rifleman Chuck Connors Lucas McCain Used for stunts, with large D loop 1958–1963

See Also