Dueling Pistols
Cased pair of percussion pistols made by John Manton and Sons, London, ca. 1830. Missouri History Museum.
As Americans came into St. Louis following the Louisiana Purchase, they brought the violent and deadly practice of dueling with them. Soon, dueling became accepted by many of the city’s new American elites, and law enforcement officials tended to look the other way.
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Dueling Pistols
Cased pair of percussion pistols made by John Manton and Sons, London, ca. 1830. Missouri History Museum.
As Americans came into St. Louis following the Louisiana Purchase, they brought the violent and deadly practice of dueling with them. Soon, dueling became accepted by many of the city’s new American elites, and law enforcement officials tended to look the other way.
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Uploaded on November 20, 2014
Taken on October 30, 2013