I’m basing all my knowledge on cowboy western and I’m sure they’re not exactly accurate but I’ve always wondered when was the correct time to draw their gun. What were the etiquettes and rules of duels and what were the consequences of declining a duel.
Apologies, I'm on vacation so can't say much at the moment, but got the IFTTT alert so just popping in to link to my profile here https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/wiki/profiles/georgy_k_zhukov#wiki_dueling
I have several answers there which deal with the manner of conducting the duel which address your question. Hope that helps!