The Rifleman


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Episodes: 168

Seasons: 5

Show dates: September 30, 1958 – April 8, 1963

Performers include: Chuck Connors, Johnny Crawford, Paul Fix

Description: The program was titled to reflect McCain's use of a Winchester Model 1892 rifle (incorrect, as the show was set in the 1880s). The series centers on Lucas McCain, a Union veteran of the American Civil War and widower. McCain had been a lieutenant in the 11th Indiana Infantry Regiment, and he had received a battlefield commission at the Battle of Five Forks just before the end of the war.
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