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

Winchester 1892 - .38-40

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

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

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)

• FBI Agent in The FBI Story (1959)

• Prison Guards in Each Dawn I Die (1939)

• Prison Guards in 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:

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)

• 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.