Required that the two participants stand 10 to 15 step, or back to back to march off the paces. At the signal, they would turn and fire. If neither man was an accomplished shot, both lived and honor was served. If both hit their target and both died, honor was served. Most often it was one who fell dead or wounded and another who stood victorious. According to the code, however, if one fired and missed, the other was within his rights to shoot to kill or to simply fire his pistol in the air, signifying that he felt his honor was redeemed.