French dueling pistols were generally more accurate than English, as the French had rifled bores and the English were plain (because of the solemnity of the occasion) and were smoothbore. There was an English "satisfaction" if both guns missed, an act of God, whereas the French wanted blood.
That's a beautiful pistol. Handsome work.
Are you thinking of the duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr?I would have to look up the two involved but I recall reading of two Americans in a dual. The pistols had set triggers and one of the parties objected since he never shot set triggers and he had on a deer skin glove that he said would spoil his touch. Later he shot off early and yell he protested the hair trigger.
He was allowed a reload, but shot to miss, he had told his seconds he had no intention of killing his opponent. His opponent had also shot for a miss, fufilling honor with out spilling blood.
Do you all have a native walnut, or do you have to import your wood... is it in fact walnut or do you have a similar looking local wood?
Where did you get the case?French dueling case, pistols without double trigger!!! View attachment 894
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