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Percussion Dueling Pistol

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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
To the Last Man Egon Brecher Mark Hayden 1933
The Property of Republic (Dostoyanie respubliki) Andrey Mironov Markiz 1971
A Bad Good Man (Plokhoy khoroshiy chelovek) Oleg Dal Ivan Layevski 1973
Vladimir Vysotskiy Nikolay von Koren
The Legend of Zoro Nick Chinlund Jacob McGivens 2005
Pushkin. The last duel (Pushkin: Poslednyaya duel) Sergey Bezrukov Alexander Pushkin 2006
Pushkin. The last duel (Pushkin: Poslednyaya duel) Roman Romantsov Georges d'Anthes-Heeckeren 2006
18-14 Stas Belozerov Alexander Pushkin 2007
18-14 Ivan Martynov Wilhelm Küchelbecker 2007
Skyfall Daniel Craig James Bond 2012
Skyfall Javier Bardem Raoul Silva 2012


Television

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