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The original dueling pistols used by Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr in the 1804 duel that killed Hamilton were on exhibit from May 25 – September 16, 2018. This rare public showing marked the first time these pistols have been displayed in Washington, D.C.
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The Wogdon & Barton pistols used in the duel Philip Hamilton, Alexander Hamilton's son, was killed in a duel three years before, near the spot of the Burr–Hamilton duel. The pistols used in the duel belonged to Hamilton's brother-in-law John Barker Church, who was a business partner of both Hamilton and Burr.
Aug 27, 2018 · In 1797, Alexander Hamilton’s brother-in-law, John Baker Church, had obtained an exquisite pair of custom-made dueling pistols made by Wogdon. The guns had several special features, including heavy brass forends for steadier aim and both front and rear sights for a more accurate shot.
Dec 8, 2020 · The pistols that Hamilton provided had concealed hair triggers - what a modern target shooter would call a single-set trigger. Church had bought the pair in London. By using them, Hamilton could surreptitiously set his hair trigger without anyone's noticing.
Jul 19, 2024 · In Weehawken at dawn, Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton and Vice President Aaron Burr met with their guns drawn for a duel. Both men would leave alive, but only one would survive...
Jul 2, 2020 · The instrument of Hamilton's demise was an English-made Wogdon & Barton flintlock smoothbore dueling pistol. In 2018, 214 years after that fateful summer day, the walnut, brass, and gold...
Jul 4, 2024 · Hamilton-Burr duel. Statues of Alexander Hamilton (foreground) and Aaron Burr with dueling pistols, Museum of American Finance, New York. (more) To keep the duel secret, Burr and Hamilton left Manhattan from separate docks at 5:00 am on July 11, 1804, and were each rowed by four men to New Jersey.
