Dueling started as a less violent way to solve ... Lincoln chose swords over pistols, in the hope that his long arms would offer an advantage. He eventually apologized and avoided the duel altogether.

But dueling, though fraught ... With such subterfuge, it’s a wonder they didn’t do away with pistols altogether. Why not dirty looks at 20 paces instead! So maybe they were onto something ...

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.