I've done some research and its probably staged but its still an great representation how pistol duels were. I'm a history teacher to be and these were duels normally to settle arguments. In a lot of places these duels were accepted as a form of dealing with tensions. This was an popular way to deal with these in France, which is probably where the confusion comes from (including the style of clothing) In the majority of the time, duel winners weren't punished as murderers because if the duel was fair, the matter had been solved privately. Although in some occasions (when the duel wasn't fair) or some places this was still killing. Very interesting video!!