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Percussion Dueling Pistol
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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 |