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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A two handed grip is primarily important for recoil control so you can accurately fire follow up shots. Not much need for that type of control with a single shot musket.
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