We stare down the barrel of famous encounters, such as Hamilton vs. Burr, and restage a pistol duel to explore how duelling evolved from swords to firearms in the 18th and 19th centuries.

But it did fuel an anti-dueling movement, and in 1810 ... carried an oak case that held a matched set of .50-caliber pistols. (Coincidentally, they were made by the same London company that ...

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romanians are casting ballots in a parliamentary election on Sunday sandwiched between a two-round presidential race, the first round of which has plunged the European ...

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romanians are casting ballots in a parliamentary election sandwiched between a two-round presidential race. The first round plunged the European Union and NATO member ...

Pistol duelling was an event at the 1906 Intercalated Games and the 1908 London Olympics, where competitors shot at mannequins dressed in frock coats, aiming at painted targets on the chest.

Marquis de Mores, a French nobleman who would be king, nearly altered the course of American history with his dueling pistols and a thirst for the hunt. French nobleman Marquis de Mores in the ...

With the help of Alberta RCMP’s tactical support group, police in High Level seized two loaded pistols, cocaine, brass knuckles, and cash after two traffic stops last month. At 4:30 a.m. on July ...

While pigeon shooting never returned after the 1900 Paris Games, organizers came up with pistol dueling – in which two competitors shot at each other – for the 1908 Games in London.