I’m pretty sure it’s not just Hollywood, I’ve seen old drawings and paintings of people in battle or duels and they always only use one hand to aim and fire pistols, even after multishot revolvers and pistols are developed.
Why? It’s not like using two hands only became more supportive and stable after 1910.
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Point of aim. One-handed shooting, especially with revolvers, comes naturally. Sights often weren’t great. Point shooting using intuituve aim was used in formal training till after World War 2. The ‘FBI Crouch’ seen in old police shows was standard for the time to get quick close range hits.
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