The Magnificent Seven (1998–2000 television series) featured Eric Close as Mare’s Leg wielding Vin Tanner, reminiscent of McQueen's character Vin in the original film.Here, it is treated as a shotgun, and is given the designation M-37. Resident Evil 3: Nemesis (1999 survival horror video game) had main character Jill Valentine use this weapon as an unlockable item after defeating the Nemesis a certain amount of times.(1993–1994 television series) featured Crystal Hawks, a bounty hunter played by Sheena Easton, who used a Mare's Leg. Boss Nigger (1975 blaxploitation western) used by the main character.My Name Is Nobody (1973) Used by a rustler 18 minutes into the film.Once Upon a Time in the West (1968 film) used by Woody Strode in a cameo, when sent to kill Charles Bronson's character "Harmonica".Similar shortened rifles have appeared in: Nick keeps his grandfather’s Mare’s Leg in a display case in his office. The 1987 film Wanted: Dead or Alive starred Rutger Hauer as Nick Randall, the grandson of Josh Randall. The gun makes an appearance as the favorite weapon of key characters in a film sequel to the McQueen series, and later series, use the weapon as a homage. There have been a number of toys based on the Mare’s Leg, from small cap guns to larger detailed toys complete with a holster. Another is in the Autry National Center of the American West. Īs of the 1980s, one of the original guns was on display at the Fort Spaghetti Restaurant and Museum (999 Ball Road, Anaheim, California). In season one a doctor, after removing a bullet fired from the Mare's Leg from the back of a criminal, identified the removed bullet as a 30-30 round. 45-70 rounds in the loops of his gun belt. 44-40 round, McQueen wore more impressive looking. In a continuity oversight, a gun sometimes changed partway through a given scene. The first gun differed in the size of its lever enlargement, and the third gun bore an octagonal barrel instead of a round one. ĭuring filming three guns were made, each with an enlarged loop on the cocking lever. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms was not consulted before the program aired and producers had to pay taxes totalling $1100. McQueen, an experienced hunter and gun collector, was also involved in the final design, suggesting the duck-bill hammer and enlarged lever loop, and initiating a redesign of the custom holster. The designer was Kenny “Von Dutch” Howard. The barrel was cut down to a length of twelve (or possibly nine) inches (30 cm), and much of the butt-stock was removed. 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 original Mare’s Leg was made by cutting down a.
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Steve McQueen and his "mare's leg" went on to star in the CBS TV series Wanted Dead or Alive. The term "mare's leg" was introduced in 1957 in the TV series Trackdown, where Steve McQueen first appeared as a bounty hunter.
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