A well-preserved Belgium made (by FN) M1910 pistol, chambered in .380 ACP (9mm Browining) that was used during the National Struggle of EOKA (1955-1959) in #Cyprus 
M1910 was an original design by J. M. Browing that was mostly produced in #Belgium for the European market. Perfect for concealed carry
This pistol was, literally, the reason for the #GreatWar. Gavrilo Princip, a Bosnian Serb nationalist, used it to assasinate Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Serajevo, on the August of 1914
A pistol full of novelties that was produced until the mid 70's. How this ended up in #Cyprus & the arsenal of EOKA? A wild guess: A captured sidearm of either an Italian or a German officer from WWII in #Greece. M1910s were among the sidearm options by Wermacht/Italian officers
A bunch of all types of pistols & revolvers (of a period between 1870-1945) can be found in the arsenal of EOKA fighters in #Cyprus -including Nagants, Webleys, S&Ws as well as Lugers and Walthers
There are no historical records for the use of this particular M1910 pistol in an armed assault, battle or other violent incident of the EOKA struggle
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