6 1 ). ▁ ▁Mc Que en ' s ▁character ▁was ▁named ▁Josh ▁Rand all , ▁and ▁the ▁gun ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁a ▁Win chester ▁Rand all , ▁or ▁a ▁Rand all ▁Special . ▁Mare ' s ▁Leg ▁is ▁now ▁a ▁generic ▁term ▁for ▁a ▁Win chester ▁Model ▁ 1 8 9 2 ▁( or ▁modern ▁derivative ) ▁with ▁a ▁short ened ▁bar rel ▁and ▁stock . ▁ ▁Prop ▁gun ▁The ▁term ▁" m are ' s ▁leg " ▁was ▁introduced ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁in ▁the ▁TV ▁series ▁Track down , ▁where ▁Steve ▁Mc Que en ▁first ▁appeared ▁as ▁a ▁b ount y ▁h unter . ▁Steve ▁Mc Que en ▁and ▁his ▁Mare ' s ▁Leg ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁star ▁in ▁the ▁CBS ▁TV ▁series ▁W anted ▁Dead ▁or ▁A live . ▁ ▁Design ed ▁by ▁Ken ny ▁" V on ▁Dutch " ▁Howard , ▁an ▁experienced ▁artist ▁and ▁gun sm ith , ▁the ▁original ▁Mare ' s ▁Leg ▁was ▁made ▁by ▁cutting ▁down ▁a ▁. 4 4 - 4 0 ▁cal iber ▁Win chester ▁Model ▁ 1 8 9 2 ▁rif le ▁to ▁a ▁size ▁that ▁could ▁be ▁worn ▁in ▁a ▁large ▁leg ▁hol ster ▁and ▁used ▁with ▁one ▁hand . ▁ ▁The ▁bar rel ▁was ▁cut ▁to ▁a ▁length ▁of ▁nine ▁inches , ▁and ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁but t - stock ▁was ▁removed . ▁The ▁original ▁Mare ' s ▁Leg ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁s ights . ▁Mc Que en ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁design