Tales of the Gun - Duelling Pistols 1/3

At the turn of the 19th century, upper-class men of Europe and America fought pistol duels to the death. The pistols created for these duels were some of the most beautiful ever made. We'll examine these magnificent weapons that gave this strange ritual its deadly character.

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• Pistols

[TheWhoaDude]

@gamesbok By what I have read on ancient Greek culture it was not uncommon amongst soldiers, I didn't mean it as an insult. Sure I joked around a little but I was referring to Patroclus. One side thinks they were lovers merely due to ancient Greek military traditions blah blah blah, another side thinks they were merely brothers in arms. Its an on going debate but thank you for bringing up the other side of the argument.

[gamesbok]

@TheWhoaDude Oh really? And would you have said that to his face? Everybody in homeric legend get an adjective, like the wise Nestor, or the bright-eyed Athena. With Achiles Homer is searching for words, and generally settles for '..the...er...er...big Achiles'. I don't think anybody called him gay to his face.

[TheWhoaDude]

That wasn't Achilles friend! lol It was his gay lover. Nice cover though XD

[NegativeNumbers427]

FACEBOOK! I challenge you to a duel...