Pistol that sparked First World War goes on display
A pistol used to assassinate the Archduke Franz Ferdinand, sparking the First World War, is to go on display for the first time in the UK.
The pistol used to assassinate the Archduke Franz Ferdinand is to go on desiplay at the Imperial War Museum Photo: Heeresgeschichtliches Museum
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.
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The pistol used to assassinate the Archduke Franz Ferdinand is to go on desiplay at the Imperial War Museum Photo: Heeresgeschichtliches Museum
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.