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Gun of the Week: The Henry Mare's Leg

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NRA Staff

posted on September 9, 2013

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A number of companies have released variants of the "Mare's Leg" design first featured in Steve McQueen's "Wanted: Dead or Alive." The latest addition to the Gun of the Week series is the .22 caliber version produced by Henry Repeating Arms.

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