Mike Loades has the world of pistol duelling firmly in his sights. We stare down the barrel of famous encounters, such as ...

Even Abraham Lincoln was called to duel: he had referred to one man as a "smelly, foolish liar" in a newspaper editorial. Lincoln chose swords over pistols, in the hope that his long arms would ...

The large caliber, smoothbore flintlock pistols Hamilton and Burr used in their encounter typified the American dueling weapons. Many American men owned a pair of such pistols, and, from about ...

In a 19th century England young Henry Pinkerton is about to take part in a pistol duel Across the town his opponent Lord Wilbert Digby a bully and a masterful pistol slinger already awaits Henry ...