Pistol that sparked First World War goes on display in the UK
The gun and a homemade grenade are being unveiled at the Imperial War Museum to mark the 90th anniversary of the end of a war which claimed 21 million lives.
The Archduke's assassination in Sarajevo in June 1914 started a domino effect of allied nation disputes which led to the First World War.
Other pieces in the In Memoriam: Remembering the Great War exhibition include the Victoria Cross awarded to poet and soldier Wilfred Owen and a wreath tossed into the carriage carrying Prime Minister Lloyd George after the signing of the Treaty of Versailles.
Terry Charman, the museum's senior historian, said: "The 90th anniversary of the Armistice is an important milestone in the Imperial War Museum's own history as it was founded during the First World War as 'a lasting memorial of common effort and common sacrifice' to those who played their part in the conflict in which over 700,000 British servicemen lost their lives...
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The Archduke's assassination in Sarajevo in June 1914 started a domino effect of allied nation disputes which led to the First World War.
Other pieces in the In Memoriam: Remembering the Great War exhibition include the Victoria Cross awarded to poet and soldier Wilfred Owen and a wreath tossed into the carriage carrying Prime Minister Lloyd George after the signing of the Treaty of Versailles.
Terry Charman, the museum's senior historian, said: "The 90th anniversary of the Armistice is an important milestone in the Imperial War Museum's own history as it was founded during the First World War as 'a lasting memorial of common effort and common sacrifice' to those who played their part in the conflict in which over 700,000 British servicemen lost their lives...