The 1909 Wax Bullet Duel in New York City
On October 28, 1909 Dr Graeme M Hammond, President of the Amateur Fencing League of America and Mr. CB Miller of Columbia University’s Sports Club faced off sixty feet apart to conduct the above New York duel. They wore heavy leather aprons and fencing masks while the order to fire was given by one of the fencing instructors. The duel ended in a draw so to speak with both men ‘killed’ in theory yet very much alive….From my column at Firearms Talk.
Ready to take a wax bullet to the face? Looks like it....