I was told Chuck Conners used the Mexican " rip off" of I believe the 1873? In the rifle man T.V series. The name of the manufacturer slips my mind. I almost bought one in 44/40 at little crow sports in Hutchinson Mn.
I never doubted he authenticity of his Winchester 92 as Hollywood must have had scads of them in their prop departments. Back then they were just old guns not holding a candle to the new space age designs such as the 88 and 100 - at least in the eyes of their marketers.
I knew that there was a Spanish knock off of the 92 back then (the El Tigre) but I'm not aware of a Mexican version.
