Talk:Duelling pistol

Dueling/Duelling
Is "duelling" a correct spelling? The article uses "dueling". RickK 05:10, 2 Mar 2004 (UTC)


 * Seconded, I'm sure it's dueling. Needs to be sorted guys, you had 5.5 years. 86.27.138.108 (talk) 10:06, 7 November 2009 (UTC)


 * "Duelling" is Commonwealth English, which is what this article uses. I've fixed the spellings. Thanks for pointing this long-term problem out. Chris Cunningham (not at work) - talk 10:29, 7 November 2009 (UTC)

Did "Duelling Pistols" ever really exist?
Fine quality pistols were certainly sold in cased pairs with all the accoutrements. Of course, sometimes they were used for duels. But were they designed and marketed as "duelling pistols"? Surely they were just large pistols? OK, we read that they were designed with special features to make them reliable and accurate. As opposed to what? As opposed to the other pistols that weren't designed to be reliable and accurate? So if a gentleman was planning a journey, and wanted to be armed in case of highwaymen, he'd keep his 'duelling pistols' safely cased up, and go to his gunsmith to buy a pair of clumsy pistols for these non-duelling purposes? Paul J Williams (talk) 09:34, 1 October 2015 (UTC)
 * I think the term is much overused, but the hair triggers would make proper duelling pistols pretty dangerous in any normal use. Johnbod (talk) 10:44, 1 October 2015 (UTC)
 * It certainly is true that many types of muzzle-loading pistol were sold in matching pairs with the accessories needed to load and care for them. And it would be unsurprising if modern dealers labelled any such sets that survive complete as "Dueling pistols" in order to enhance their glamour and value. Catsmeat (talk) 10:48, 1 October 2015 (UTC)

Good point about the hair trigger. Seems to me that since most people would go through life without ever fighting a duel, why would anyone spend big bucks on a pair of pistols just for duelling? Although - maybe if the word got out that you owned a nice pair of duellers, and regularly shot targets with them, that would discourage anyone from challenging you, or insulting you?Paul J Williams (talk) 10:19, 8 October 2015 (UTC)

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