British Dueling Pistols: Famous Designs, Makers, and Presentations

Despite their obsolete nature today, dueling pistols remain timelessly fascinating. Lead Historian Seth Isaacson takes us through some of the numerous examples of British dueling pistols in our August Premier Auction.
From design changes, famous makers, and famous recipients, these handsome pairs are a glimpse at how significant a role dueling pistols played in their heyday.
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[@TesGon]

This is like Museum quality documentary video of pure history. Absolutely love these videos.

[@johnfrancis2215]

Interesting fact for you Americans, duels here in England became known as a wogden affair, owing to the fact that their pistols were favoured by protagonists, oh bugger he's just told you that

[@Cam-jv7qy]

The rule about your gun going off or not going off didn't stop Andrew Jackson in his duels.

[@IsaacsonSeth]

Jackson's recocking and firing has been controversial. His pistol hung-up at half-cock to my understanding, so he didn't have a flash in the pan, and the issue fell within a gray area. I don't recall if the seconds told him to recock or if he just did it on his own.

[@MBCGRS]

British carbines being 16 gauge... or 1 Oz ball... or 0.662 caliber.