Sculptures for Peace: ‘Non-Violence’, also known as ‘The Knotted Gun’

‘Non-Violence’, also known as ‘The Knotted Gun’, is a bronze sculpture by Swedish artist Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd of an oversized Colt Python .357 Magnum revolver with its barrel tied in a knot. It was unveiled in June 1988 at the United Nations HQ in New York City.

Reuterswärd, a friend of John Lennon, made the sculpture after the singer’s murder on 8 December 1980. He later produced a range of replicas of ‘Non-Violence’ for about 30 places around the world, including Belfast in the UK.

Kofi Annan, former UN Secretary General, described the sculpture ‘a powerful symbol that encapsulates the greatest prayer of man: that which asks not for victory, but for peace’. Photo from Wikipedia 

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