After seeing all of the information below, some would say that this pistol was the reason for WW1.
The pistol was manufactured in Belgium, in 1912. The pistol fired a 9mm Browning short cartridge (better known as a caliber). There were also 4 1910 pistols purchased and shipped to the assasination conspirators.
Not one of these 4 people had ever fired a pistol before in their life. After the assasination, Ian Howgate found the evidence list and serial number of the pistol - 19075.
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Gavrilo Princip
Belgian Pistol History
The Belgian Pistol was used by Gavrilo Princip in the assasination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand on June 28, 1914.
Belgian Pistol
The Pistol that started everything!