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I finally got around to watching the video above. Pretty darn cool. I'm no student of dueling pistols, nor their use, but I can certainly appreciate fine craftsmanship and historical context.
It was interesting to learn that "the rules" prohibited rifling. Funny how we get sometimes, regarding barbaric practices in which we hope to uphold our "honor" - by shooting another willing participant over what were most often rather trivial slights or insults. It would be "dishonorable", after all, to shoot someone with a rifled arm, but perfectly "honorable" to do it with a smoothbore. Gotta love that stuff.
Regardless, very cool pistols. I think a similar cased set would be a worthy addition to my modest collection...
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