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Sgian dubh Sgian dubh

Sgian dubh, a small knife with horn grip and brass mount in leather sheath, probably for wearing in a stocking top with Highland dress: 19th century

Scabbard, dudgeon Scabbard, dudgeon

Leather scabbard, for a dudgeon dagger

Gauntlet Gauntlet

Gauntlets of iron

Gauntlet Gauntlet

Gauntlets of iron

Targe, Highland Targe, Highland

Highland targe of wood, with a rosette in a four-rayed star in the centre, and ornamented scroll-work and animals

Broadsword Broadsword

Basket hilted broadsword, the blade etched and gilt with the arms of Sir John Grant of Freuchie and the date 1562, the hilt English work, Scottish decoration on blade, both early 17th century

Sporran Sporran

Sporran of sealskin and red leather, with gilt and silver mounts, 19th century

Book Book

Red Book of Clanranald, written in Gaelic by the MacVurichs, bards of Clanranald in the 17th and 18th centuries, containing poems and the traditional genealogy and history of the Macdonalds

Sword Sword

Sword of Indian origin, described as being 'presented' to Colonel Sir John Macdonald by the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II in the aftermath of the Battle of Laswari, fought 1 November 1803, during the Second Anglo-Maratha War (1802 - 1805), India

Lantern, candle Lantern, candle

Three-cornered lantern with a wooden frame and base and tin candle holder, carried by Lady Grizell Baillie when visiting her Covenanter father, Sir Patrick Hume, during his concealment in the vault beneath Polwarth Church in 1684

Shoe / fragment Shoe / fragment

Fragments of a light pair of leather shoes, from Barrock, Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Belt / piece Belt / piece

Pieces of a leather belt with a plain metal buckle, found on top of a jacket at Gunnister, Shetland

Bootee, baby's Bootee, baby's

One of a pair of baby's bootees of red wool with leather soles, with a late 19th-century label stating that they were probably made about 1780. The technique is a form of slip-stitch crochet, formerly known as shepherd's knitting or Scottish knitting, and was executed with a flat hook.

Bootee, baby's Bootee, baby's

One of a pair of baby's bootees of red wool with leather soles, with a late 19th-century label stating that they were probably made about 1780. The technique is a form of slip-stitch crochet, formerly known as shepherd's knitting or Scottish knitting, and was executed with a flat hook.

Sword Sword

Two-handed sword

Sword Sword

Basket-hilted sword with a leather sheath, inscribed Andrea Ferara on both sides, 17th century

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