Vtg Marx Toys " WANTED DEAD Or ALIVE " Mare’s Leg Miniature Rifle STEVE McQUEEN
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:399409 | Modified Item: No |
| Brand: Marx | Country/Region of Manufacture: United States |
| Year: 1960 |
Vintage Marx Toys "WANTED DEAD or ALIVE" Mare’s Leg (Laig) Miniature Rifle
STEVE McQUEEN
Vintage (c.1960) Marx Wanted Dead or Alive Mare’s Leg (Laig) Miniature Toy Cap Gun Rifle. Very good used condition (see photos). The Mare's Leg is the name given to a rifle from the television series "Wanted Dead or Alive". The TV gun was designed by Von Dutch, famous hot rod artist and gunsmith, The toy is 5.5 inches long and is all metal with plastic... simulated wood stock. The lever action opens the chamber and there is a slot where a paper cap can be placed. The lever is then closed and the hammer is flicked with the thumb to fire the cap. There is no projectile; it is a miniature toy cap gun.
Wanted Dead or Alive is an American Western television series starring Steve McQueen as the bounty hunter Josh Randall. It aired on CBS for three seasons in 1958–61. The black-and-white program was a spin-off of a March 1958 episode of Trackdown, a 1957–59 western series starring Robert Culp. Both series were produced by Four Star Television in association with CBS Television.[1]The series launched McQueen, known for the concept of "cool" in entertainment, [1] as the first television star to cross over into comparable status on the big screen.[2]
Mare's Leg and holsterJosh Randall (McQueen) is a Confederate veteran and bounty hunter with a soft heart. He often donates his earnings to the needy and helps his prisoners if they have been wrongly accused.Randall pleads with a mother (Virginia Gregg) to obtain medical treatment for her son. (1959)Randall carries a shortened Winchester Model 1892 rifle called the "Mare's Leg" in a holster patterned after "gunslinger" rigs then popular in movies and television.[3] Randall can draw and fire his weapon with blazing speed. Three Mare's Legs were used in the series, differing in the shape of the lever and the barrel.
STEVE McQUEEN
Vintage (c.1960) Marx Wanted Dead or Alive Mare’s Leg (Laig) Miniature Toy Cap Gun Rifle. Very good used condition (see photos). The Mare's Leg is the name given to a rifle from the television series "Wanted Dead or Alive". The TV gun was designed by Von Dutch, famous hot rod artist and gunsmith, The toy is 5.5 inches long and is all metal with plastic... simulated wood stock. The lever action opens the chamber and there is a slot where a paper cap can be placed. The lever is then closed and the hammer is flicked with the thumb to fire the cap. There is no projectile; it is a miniature toy cap gun.
Wanted Dead or Alive is an American Western television series starring Steve McQueen as the bounty hunter Josh Randall. It aired on CBS for three seasons in 1958–61. The black-and-white program was a spin-off of a March 1958 episode of Trackdown, a 1957–59 western series starring Robert Culp. Both series were produced by Four Star Television in association with CBS Television.[1]The series launched McQueen, known for the concept of "cool" in entertainment, [1] as the first television star to cross over into comparable status on the big screen.[2]
Mare's Leg and holsterJosh Randall (McQueen) is a Confederate veteran and bounty hunter with a soft heart. He often donates his earnings to the needy and helps his prisoners if they have been wrongly accused.Randall pleads with a mother (Virginia Gregg) to obtain medical treatment for her son. (1959)Randall carries a shortened Winchester Model 1892 rifle called the "Mare's Leg" in a holster patterned after "gunslinger" rigs then popular in movies and television.[3] Randall can draw and fire his weapon with blazing speed. Three Mare's Legs were used in the series, differing in the shape of the lever and the barrel.
