Gun

Description

Breadalbane gun, the earliest complete surviving Scottish firearm, dated 1599, probably by Patrick Ramsay of Dundee, the barrel bearing the arms of Sir Duncan Campbell, 7th Laird of Glenorchy

Museum reference

H.LH 439

Collection

Weapons and Accessories

Object name

Gun

Production information

Ramsay, Patrick, 1587 - 1610 (fl.), Gunsmith
Dundee, Angus, Scotland, Northern Europe

Date

1599

Materials

Steel, Wood

Associations

Sir Duncan Campbell, 7th Laird of Glenorchy
Breadalbane, Perthshire, Scotland, Northern Europe

On display

national museum of scotland »
level 1 »
scotland galleries »
kingdom of the scots »
monarchy and power

Credit

Acquired with the aid of the Art Fund