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| 1812 || United Kingdom || Prime Minister Spencer Perceval || John Bellingham || Screw-barrel .50 caliber [[Flintlock|flintlock]] pistol || Only British Prime Minister to be assassinated. Bellingham bought a pair of half-inch bore pistols from gunsmith W. Beckwith of Snow Hill, for four Guineas. | | 1812 || United Kingdom || Prime Minister Spencer Perceval || John Bellingham || Screw-barrel .50 caliber [[Flintlock|flintlock]] pistol || Only British Prime Minister to be assassinated. Bellingham bought a pair of half-inch bore pistols from gunsmith W. Beckwith of Snow Hill, for four Guineas. | ||
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+ | | 1865 || United States || President Abraham Lincoln || John Wilkes Booth || .44 caliber muzzleloading [[Derringer|derringer]] by [[Henry Deringer]] || | ||
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+ | | 1868 || Canada || Thomas D'Arcy McGee || MP Patrick J. Whelan || .32 rimfire [[Smith & Wesson Model No. 2 Army|Smith & Wesson Army]] revolver || | ||
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+ | | 1880 || Canada || George Brown, Premier of Canada West || George Bennett || "Colt revolver" || | ||
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+ | | 1881 || United States || President James A. Garfield || Charles Guiteau || .44 caliber || Example | ||
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Revision as of 11:52, 2 February 2021
This is a list of firearms used in famous assassinations. Attempted assassinations are included as well, such as the attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan as an example.
Year | Location | Victim | Attacker | Weapon | Description |
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1570 | Scotland | James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray, Regend of Scotland | James Hamilton of Bothwellhaugh | Matchlock carbine | First recorded use of a firearm in an assassination. |
1584 | Netherlands | William the Silent, Prince of Orange | Balthasar Gerard | Wheellock pistol | Second ever recorded assassination using a firearm, and the first to ever use a handgun. |
1812 | United Kingdom | Prime Minister Spencer Perceval | John Bellingham | Screw-barrel .50 caliber flintlock pistol | Only British Prime Minister to be assassinated. Bellingham bought a pair of half-inch bore pistols from gunsmith W. Beckwith of Snow Hill, for four Guineas. |
1865 | United States | President Abraham Lincoln | John Wilkes Booth | .44 caliber muzzleloading derringer by Henry Deringer | |
1868 | Canada | Thomas D'Arcy McGee | MP Patrick J. Whelan | .32 rimfire Smith & Wesson Army revolver | |
1880 | Canada | George Brown, Premier of Canada West | George Bennett | "Colt revolver" | |
1881 | United States | President James A. Garfield | Charles Guiteau | .44 caliber | Example |
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