Considering the times, the LeMat was really advanced weaponry. It would still scare the hell out of you even today if you were to have one pointed at you!..........
I wouldn’t want any gun pointed at me actually.
But the LeMat was also known to blow up in the hand. They might have been a cool gun in theory but they were not very well made actually. Neither was the Colt Walker. They both (Walker and LeMat) were known to take off the hand of the guy shooting them.