The Puma " Bounty Hunter" 44 magnum

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A piece of 1950's TV nostalgia, the Bounty Hunter is a reproduction of the gun carried by Western character Josh Randall in the series "Wanted: Dead or Alive". The Bounty Hunter is based on a Model 92 rifle, but is considered by Federal Law as a pistol, because it is built from the ground up as a handgun.

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Just a reminder; In Georgia, We have the Lawful Rights to carrying our handguns in the open.

And this includes this pistol ;D

Based on the gun that cowboy character Josh Randall carried in the 1950’s TV series ”Wanted: Dead or Alive,” Legacy Sports International presents the Bounty Hunter Model 92. Manufactured in Italy by Chiappa Firerms,the Bounty Hunter is considered by Federal Law a handgun, not a rifle. It’s 12” barrel and 24” overall length make it ideal as a pack gun or a nostalgia collectible. With a six round magazine, the Bounty Hunter also features a large, ¾ loop lever and the same beautiful wood and metal finish as the new line of full sized Model 92’s. Available in .45 Colt, .44-40 or .44 Magnum.

www.legacysports.com/products/puma/puma_bhunterm87shot.html

U.S. Code

TITLE 18 > PART I > CHAPTER 44 > § 921

§ 921. Definitions

(29) The term “handgun” means—
(A) a firearm which has a short stock and is designed to be held and fired by the use of a single hand; and
(B) any combination of parts from which a firearm described in subparagraph (A) can be assembled.

(7) The term “rifle” means a weapon designed or redesigned, made or remade, and intended to be fired from the shoulder and designed or redesigned and made or remade to use the energy of an explosive to fire only a single projectile through a rifled bore for each single pull of the trigger.

www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/search/display.html?terms=short%20barreled&url=/uscode/html/uscode18/usc_sec_18_00000921----000-.html

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The Original Mare's Laig

Designed By Kenneth Graeme Howard

Kenneth Graeme Howard (September 7, 1929–September 19, 1992), also known as Dutch, Von Dutch or J.L. Bachs (Joe Lunch Box), was a motorcycle mechanic, eccentric, artist, pinstriper, metal fabricator, knifemaker, and gunsmith.
Von Dutch was a major influence in the customizing of vehicles in the 1950s to today. Some of his famous works include the flying eyeball and the custom Kenford truck[1], along with numerous custom motorcycles and many award-winning custom cars. Among many custom car and motorcycle enthusiasts, he is thought of as one of the fathers of Kustom Kulture.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenny_Howard#Work

“Mare’s Leg”
Type cut-down lever-action rifle
Place of origin United States
Production history
Designer Kenny “Von Dutch” Howard
Designed 1958
Produced 1958, 1993

Number built 3 (1958), ~2 (1993)

Specifications
Length ~2 feet[1]
Barrel length ~12 inches[1]

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Cartridge 44-40 (actual)
45-70 (fictional)
Action Lever-action
Feed system 6-round Tubular magazine

In 1958, Von Dutch designed and produced the "Mare's Leg", a cut-down Winchester rifle for the television series Wanted: Dead or Alive.

Other appearances
The gun makes an appearance as the favorite weapon of key characters in a film sequel to the McQueen series, and two later series, that use the weapon as an homage.

The film Wanted: Dead or Alive (1987) starred Rutger Hauer as Nick Randall, the grandson of Josh Randall. Nick keeps his grandfather’s Mare’s Leg in a display case in his office.

The television series The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (1993–1994) starred Julius Carry as Lord Bowler, whose weapon is a Mare’s Leg.

In the television series Firefly (2002) — and its film sequel Serenity (2005) — Gina Torres plays Zoe Alleyne Washburne, whose weapon of choice is a Mare’s Leg. The prop used was the same one created for Brisco County, Jr..

At the beginning of the film "Once Upon A Time in the West," one of the three gunmen (played by Woody Strode in a silent cameo) sent to kill "Harmonica" (played by Charles Bronson) is armed with a "Mare's Leg."


Replicas
There have been a number of toys based on the Mare’s Leg from small cap guns, to larger detailed toys complete with a holster.

A number of companies have marketed functional reproductions of the Mare’s Leg, making them the same way as the original, by cutting down Winchester rifles. These reproductions also have the same legal restrictions as the original; a rifle may not have a barrel length less than 16 inches without a Class 3 weapons permit, available in only some states.[5]

Because of the legal problems, non-functional prop-quality replicas have also been produced by the same companies that make functional copies.

www.worldlingo.com/ma/enwiki/en/Mare's_Leg

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenny_Howard#Work

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mare's_Leg

en.academic.ru/dic.nsf/enwiki/6082875

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......I was recently informed that this Puma Pistol is no longer available, by a very good source of mine.

[MLB]

good thing you got yours when you did!

["DoubleAction"]

......It's strange that every time that I acquire a handgun, it seems to always find it's way to be discontinued.

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The History of The Mare's Leg

www.medlibrary.org/medwiki/Mare%27s_Leg


pediaview.com/openpedia/Mare%27s_Leg

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Winchester Model 1892

The Winchester Model 1892 was a lever-action repeating rifle designed by John Browning as a smaller, lighter version of his large-frame Model 1886, and which replaced the Model 1873 as the company's lever-action for pistol-caliber rounds such as the .44-40.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winchester_Model_1892

A piece of 1950's TV nostalgia, the Bounty Hunter is a reproduction of the gun carried by Western character Josh Randall in the series "Wanted: Dead or Alive". The Bounty Hunter is based on a Model 92 rifle, but is considered by Federal Law as a pistol, because it is built from the ground up as a handgun.

Assembled in the U.S.A. by Chiappa Firearms of Dayton, OH, the Bounty Hunter features a 12" barrel and 6 round tubular magazine. At just 24" OAL, the Bounty Hunter makes an ideal pack gun or camp defense pistol. The Bounty Hunter has a teardrop shaped loop lever and is built with the same fit, finish and high grade Italian walnut stocks as our Puma M-92 and M-86 rifles. Available in .44/40, .44 Magnum and .45 Colt calibers.

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[elizabethmireles]

Thanks for the description and for the taken excerpt from Wikipedia! I am really impressed by the depicted handgun.

[madmax003]

Live in Europe but want to move in USA, Texas to buy many guns)