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|''[[The Student of Prague (Der Student von Prag) (1913)|The Student of Prague (Der Student von Prag)]]''|| Paul Wegener || Balduin || ||1913
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| ''[[Young Eagles (Noored kotkad)]]'' || Arnold Vaino || Tammekänd || || 1927
| ''[[Young Eagles (Noored kotkad)]]'' || Arnold Vaino || Tammekänd || || 1927

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Mang in Graz Match Percussion Dueling Pistol - .38 inch
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Percussion Cap Ardesa 1871 Dueling Pistol - .45 inch
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Modern replica of Lepage percussion dueling pistol.

The use of pistols in duels became popular in Britain, France and America during the mid-eighteenth century. Initially standard holster or travelling pistols were mainly used, but by the end of the century special-purpose duelling pistols were being made by craftsmen in England, France, Germany, Austria and America.

Specifications

(1850 - ?)

  • Type: Pistol
  • Caliber: 0.38 (7 mm), 0.45 in (11 mm), 0.52 in (13 mm), 0.58 in (15 mm) or even 0.65 in (17 mm)
  • Length: 420 mm - 430 mm (16.8 - 16.9 inch)
  • Barrel Length: 240 mm - 290 mm (9.4 - 11.8 inch)
  • Capacity: 1
  • Fire Modes: Single Shot

The Percussion Dueling Pistol and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
The Student of Prague (Der Student von Prag) Paul Wegener Balduin 1913
Young Eagles (Noored kotkad) Arnold Vaino Tammekänd 1927
To the Last Man Egon Brecher Mark Hayden 1933
The Property of Republic (Dostoyanie respubliki) Andrey Mironov Markiz 1971
Armed and Dangerous (Vooruzhyon i ochen opasen) Mircea Veroiu Jack Gemlin 1977
Lyudmila Senchina Julie Prudhomme
A Bad Good Man (Plokhoy khoroshiy chelovek) Oleg Dal Ivan Layevski 1973
Vladimir Vysotskiy Nikolay von Koren
The Black Veil (Chyornaya vual) Aleksandr Abdulov Andrey Yakovlevich Rokshin 1995
uncredited Prince Nosadov
The Legend of Zoro Nick Chinlund Jacob McGivens 2005
Pushkin. The last duel (Pushkin: Poslednyaya duel) Sergey Bezrukov Alexander Pushkin 2006
Roman Romantsov Georges d'Anthes-Heeckeren
18-14 Stas Belozerov Alexander Pushkin 2007
Ivan Martynov Wilhelm Küchelbecker
Skyfall Daniel Craig James Bond 2012
Javier Bardem Raoul Silva


Television

Title Actor Character Note Date
New Amsterdam Nikolaj Coster-Waldau John Amsterdam "Honor" (S01E04) 2008
Erik Jensen Durst
Pelagia and the White Bulldog (Pelagiya i bely buldog) Timofey Tribuntsev Vladimir Bubentsov 2009
Imants Berzins The dragoon officer
Richard Bondarev The dragoon officer's brother