Picture, if you will, an old western like The Searchers or Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
Black and white grainy-footage with trains, a desert scenery and a white hat/black hat sort of showdown.
Got it? Let me paint the picture...of this duel in the desert.
The Sheriff stood triumphant having decked the outlaw in the face.
And then as he stepped back to grab his handcuffs, he tripped over his own spur.
The outlaw took a swing and the sheriff dodged...and then fell backwards, tripping over his own feet.