FN Model 1900

Famous events

1. June 16, 1904Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland

   Assassination of Governor-General Nikolay Bobrikov

   The Finnish nationalist Eugen Schauman shot the Russian Governor-General three times with an FN Model 1900 pistol and then shot himself. Bobrikov, hated in Finland for its Russification, died early the next morning.

   Sources: Nikolay Bobrikov (Wikipedia) · FN Model 1900 (Wikipedia)

2. October 26, 1909Harbin railway station, China

   Assassination of Itō Hirobumi

   The Korean independence activist An Jung-geun shot the former Japanese prime minister and Resident-General of Korea three times with an FN Model 1900 on the station platform. An was hanged at Lüshun on 26 March 1910; in Korea he is honoured as a national hero.

   Sources: Assassination of Itō Hirobumi (Wikipedia) · FN Model 1900 (Wikipedia)

3. July 17, 1918Ipatiev House, Yekaterinburg, Russia

   Execution of the Romanov family

   In the night of 16–17 July, a Bolshevik squad led by Yakov Yurovsky shot the former Tsar Nicholas II, his wife, their five children and four members of their household in the cellar. The killers used handguns collected for the purpose, among them Mauser C96s, Colt M1911s, Nagant revolvers and an FN M1900.

   Also used: Colt M1911, Mauser C96, Nagant M1895

   Sources: Execution of the Romanov family (Wikipedia)

4. August 30, 1918Moscow, Soviet Russia

   Attempt on Lenin's life

   As Lenin left the Hammer and Sickle factory, Fanny Kaplan fired three shots at him with an FN Model 1900; two hit him in the neck and the shoulder. He survived, Kaplan was executed on 3 September, and the attack was followed by the Red Terror.

   Sources: Fanny Kaplan (Wikipedia) · FN Model 1900 (Wikipedia)

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Sources

1. Wikipedia: FN M1900, Wikipedia