International Spy Museum - Today in #SpyHistory: On September 7, 1978, Bulgarian dissent Georgi Markov was poisoned by the tip of an umbrella while waiting for a bus near London's Waterloo Bridge.
![Julien's Auctions on Twitter: "SOLD for $19,200! A reproduction of the type of umbrella which may have been used to carry out the infamous assassination of Bulgarian dissident author and defector, Georgi Julien's Auctions on Twitter: "SOLD for $19,200! A reproduction of the type of umbrella which may have been used to carry out the infamous assassination of Bulgarian dissident author and defector, Georgi](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EuJki4UUcAA7fPc.jpg:large)
Julien's Auctions on Twitter: "SOLD for $19,200! A reproduction of the type of umbrella which may have been used to carry out the infamous assassination of Bulgarian dissident author and defector, Georgi
![German man stabbed with poison umbrella dies a year after attack which has chilling echoes of infamous Markov assassination | Daily Mail Online German man stabbed with poison umbrella dies a year after attack which has chilling echoes of infamous Markov assassination | Daily Mail Online](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/05/12/article-2143522-130F5556000005DC-894_634x225.jpg)
German man stabbed with poison umbrella dies a year after attack which has chilling echoes of infamous Markov assassination | Daily Mail Online
![The Bulgarian Umbrella was a Cold War era weapon that injected a poisoned pellet for use in assassinations. : r/WeirdWeapons The Bulgarian Umbrella was a Cold War era weapon that injected a poisoned pellet for use in assassinations. : r/WeirdWeapons](https://i.redd.it/nocikfp4y2921.jpg)
The Bulgarian Umbrella was a Cold War era weapon that injected a poisoned pellet for use in assassinations. : r/WeirdWeapons
![Exploding Chocolate, Poisoned Scuba Suits, and the Bulgarian Umbrella: A Survey of Strange Assassination Tech - The Atlantic Exploding Chocolate, Poisoned Scuba Suits, and the Bulgarian Umbrella: A Survey of Strange Assassination Tech - The Atlantic](https://cdn.theatlantic.com/media/mt/science/castropong.jpg)
Exploding Chocolate, Poisoned Scuba Suits, and the Bulgarian Umbrella: A Survey of Strange Assassination Tech - The Atlantic
![Bulgarian Umbrella' Case Closed: Police End Investigation Into Georgy Markov's Assassination 35 Years Later | HuffPost The World Post Bulgarian Umbrella' Case Closed: Police End Investigation Into Georgy Markov's Assassination 35 Years Later | HuffPost The World Post](https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5cc123ff230000380093a488.jpeg?ops=scalefit_720_noupscale)