![]() This added to the anti-hero image infused with a mixture of mystery and detachment that made this show stand out from the typical TV Western. Randall's holster held a sawed-off Winchester rifle nicknamed the "Mare's Leg" instead of the standard six-gun carried by the typical Western character. One of the famous poses of Steve McQueen as Josh Randall in "Wanted: Dead or Alive". The rifle can be dismantled into two parts. 40 gauge sawed-off carbine which handles like a pistol but packs the punch of a rifle), Real Leather Gun Holster with Metal Buckles and Functional Slots for Bullets, and 16 Full Metal Rifle Rounds. įlannel Cowboy Shirt under the Fully Lined Lambswool JacketĬowboy Boots with Full Metal and Functional Rotating Spurs In 1974 he became the highest paid movie star in the world. His popular films include The Sand Pebbles, The Magnificent Seven, The Great Escape, Bullitt, The Getaway, Papillon, and The Towering Inferno. ![]() He was one of the top box-office draws of the 1960s and 1970s. Triad Toys "Wanted: Dead or Alive" Josh Randall basic figure without accessoriesĪ closer look at the head sculpt with the likeness of Terrence Steven "Steve" McQueen (Ma– November 7, 1980), an American movie actor nicknamed "The King of Cool". The lever and hammer works, and it fits in the holster in the same manner as on the show. 40 gauge sawed-off carbine which handles like a pistol but packs the punch of a rifle), Real Leather Gun Holster with Metal Buckles and Functional Slots for Bullets, 16 Full Metal Rifle Rounds (otherwise known as Full Metal Jackets), a Pair of Cowboy Boots with Full Metal and Functional Rotating Spurs, Denim Jeans, Flannel Cowboy Shirt and a Fully Lined Lambswool Jacket with Functional Pockets.Īccessories: Cowboy Hat, Mare's Laig Rifle, Real Leather Gun Holster with Metal Buckles and Functional Slots for Bullets, 16 Full Metal Rifle Rounds, and Functional Rotating SpursĬlose-up of the weapon. "Wanted: Dead or Alive" 1/6 scale 12" Josh Randall Action Figure by Triad Toys comes with the following items: Josh Randall authentic likeness head sculpt by Shane Talbott, Omega 12-Inch Figure Body with over 35 points of articulation, Cowboy Hat, Mare's Laig Rifle (a. 45-70 rounds in the loops of his gun belt. 44-40 round, McQueen wore more impressive looking. Randall carried a shortened Winchester 1892 Model carbine, called the "Mare's Leg" or "Mare's Laig", in a holster patterned after "gunslinger" rigs that were popular in movies and television then. Mr Cool himself, Steve McQueen played Josh Randall, a bounty hunter with a relatively soft heart who would often donate his earnings to the needy and help his prisoners if they had been wrongly accused. I think Steve McQueen smiled down on that."Wanted: Dead or Alive" was an American Western set in the frontier of the 1890’s when it was common for bounty hunters to make a living from the rewards offered for capturing wanted criminals. If you saw Zombieland you would have seen the "Mare's leg" brought back. I didn't know all this when I was a kid watching Josh Randall blaze away with that awesome sawed off rifle. And if the '92 could chamber 45-70s you might load two into that short magazine tube. But McQueen had large 45-70 cartridges in his belt. Furthermore the 1892 was a short action, pistol caliber only weapon. Probably because McQueen had movie offers.ĭid you know that the Mare's leg used by Steve McQueen as the bounty hunter was a model 1892 Winchester, while the time period was 1870s. ![]() I don't know why Wanted Dead or Alive didn't last much longer. Steve McQueen had a very menacing way about him in that show that made him a natural for a bounty hunter. I just couldn't get enough of Steve McQueen firing the "mare's leg". Wanted Dead or Alive is one of my all-time favorite T.V. You can get a 4 inch brim if you would like but in the heavier 10x beaver. with a narrow ribbon bound edge, it's hard to see but it's there. Steve McQueen's hat started the series with a 4 1/2 inch crown and the crown height was reduced to 4 1/4 inch or 4 inch later in the series. Meaning the dome is telescoped down via a circular crease which, viewed from the top, forms a ring. ![]() Having what we hat guys call a telescope crown. 4 1/4" Crown 3 1/2" Brim w/ bound edge Can be made in sizes: 6 7/8 - 7 3/4 Shown with: Leather bolo cord band $15 The Wanted Dead or Alive hat was a popular style cowboy hat at the time (1958-1961).
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