<P> The rifle used on the set of The Rifleman , an 1892 Winchester caliber . 44 - 40 carbine with a standard 20 - inch barrel , appeared with two different types of lever . The backwards , round - D - style loop was used in the early episodes . Sometimes the rifle McCain uses has a saddle ring ( the purpose of this ring is to allow the rider to tie the gun with a lanyard , to secure it in the scabbard ) . The lever style later changed to a flatter lever ( instead of the large loop ) with no saddle ring . </P>
<P> The rifle used on the set of The Rifleman , an 1892 Winchester caliber . 44 - 40 carbine with a standard 20 - inch barrel , appeared with two different types of lever . The backwards , round - D - style loop was used in the early episodes . Sometimes the rifle McCain uses has a saddle ring ( the purpose of this ring is to allow the rider to tie the gun with a lanyard , to secure it in the scabbard ) . The lever style later changed to a flatter lever ( instead of the large loop ) with no saddle ring . </P>
what caliber of rifle did the rifleman use
what caliber of rifle did the rifleman use
1892 Winchester caliber . 44 - 40 carbine with a standard 20 - inch barrel
1892 Winchester caliber . 44 - 40 carbine with a standard 20 - inch barrel