"Pistol Dueling, Its Etiquette and Rules" Topic
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| Tango01 | 29 Nov 2021 9:21 p.m. PST |
"Duels of the seventeenth and eighteenth century were conducted primarily with swords, although by the late eighteenth century they were fought with pistols. Fortunately, pistol dueling fell out of fashion by the mid-nineteenth century. However, prior to its demise a "Royal Code of Honor" existed and was adhered to by dueling Principals and Seconds. The code stated, "No duel can be considered justifiable, which can be declined with honor, therefore, an appeal to arms should always be the last resource."…." link
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 PaulCollins  | 30 Nov 2021 5:52 p.m. PST |
Thank you very much Tango. I found that article highly interesting. It also made me think that they paid some attention to what they were doing at the end of Barry Lyndon. |
| Ivan The Not So Terrible | 30 Nov 2021 6:53 p.m. PST |
One of the German generals from OKH apparently challenged Guderian to a duel as they didn't see eye-to-eye, but he declined (and Hitler was not amused that his generals were behaving in this way!). |
| Tango01 | 01 Dec 2021 3:44 p.m. PST |
A votre service mon ami…. Armand |
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gets in his first game of the convention.