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Arr, Broadswords

By Anoush ⋅ April 24, 2006 ⋅  Email this post ⋅  Print this post ⋅ Post a comment

I’ve heard of Lincoln-Douglas debates. I think I might have accidentally had one. But Lincoln-Shields duel?

Lincoln stated that the weapons he wished to use would be “Cavalry Broadswords of the largest size”. He figured that he could easily disarm Shields using the swords, whereas pistols would most likely lead to one of their deaths, if not both. He also added that he wanted the duel to be carried out in a pit 10 feet wide by 12 feet deep with a large wooden plank dividing the square in which no man was allowed to step foot over.

As a friend of mine would say…AWESOME!!!