Ed Harris' LeMat Conversion Revolver in HBO's WestWorld
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What is that unusual revolver that Ed Harris' character is carrying in the new HBO show "Westworld"? It's a modern cartridge conversion of a Confederate LeMat grapeshot revolver. Pretty cool!
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