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Winchester Model 1892
The Winchester 1892 has been seen in the following films:
Sooner or later, I'll make pages for all of these movies. -GM
Film
- Scott Plank as Trout Walker in Holes (2003)
- Charlton Heston as Sam Burgade in The Last Hard Men (1976)
- Several towns people in High Plains Drifter (1973)
- John Wayne as U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn in True Grit (with large lever tear drop loop) (1969)
- Ernest Borgine in The Wild Bunch (1969)
- Rob Ryan in The Wild Bunch (1969)
- Police officer and a Vigilante in Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
- San Quentin (1937)
- Barton MacLane as Collins in G Men (1935)
Television
- Chuck Connors as Lucas McCain in The Rifleman (with large lever D loop)
"Mare's Leg"
A 6 shot shortened pistol version of the Winchester 1892 rifle, known effectionatly as "Mare's Leg" has been seen in the following films:
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)
- Woody Strode as Stony in Once Upon a Time in the West (with trigger pin attached to lever for rapid fire)
- Used by Gina Torres in Serenity (2005)
Television
- Used by Gina Torres in Firefly (2002)
- Used by Steve McQueen in Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958)
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.