<Tr> <Th> Action </Th> <Td> Lever - action </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Feed system </Th> <Td> 6 - round Tubular magazine </Td> </Tr> <P> The Mare's Leg (aka Mare's Laig; both sometimes spelled without the apostrophe) is the name given to a customized shortened rifle used 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 . "Mare's leg" is now a generic term for a Winchester Model 1892 (or modern derivative) with a shortened barrel and stock . </P> <P> The term "mare's leg" was introduced in 1957 in the TV series Trackdown, where Steve McQueen first appeared as a bounty hunter . Steve McQueen and his "mare's leg" went on to star in the CBS TV series Wanted Dead or Alive . </P>

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