Portion of a sword with a recurved guard, dug up in the churchyard of St Maughold, Isle of Man

Hunting sword or whinger, the interlace carved on its wooden grip similar to that on many Highland dirks, with a scabbard showing pockets for a small knife and fork, and a fork, c. 1700

Sword presented to Colonel Sir John Macdonald by the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II

Viking double-edged iron sword, found near the Strathspey Railway, Gorton, Moray

Two-handed sword

Basket-hilted sword with an imperfect hilt

Basket-hilted sword with a shagreen hilt, from Prestonpans

Smallsword with a silver hilt and blade marked En Tolo, in a leather scabbard, made in Glasgow by William Clerk, probably 1698

Silver basket-hilted sword presented for a horse race at Huntly Castle, by William Scott, Elgin, 1701

Brass, basket hilted sword with fluted, single edged blade, engraved "Vive le Roy" on one side and "Manufacture Royale D'Alsace"

Sword owned by Admiral Napier, Lord Thirlestane

Officer's naval sword with curved ornamental blade, c. 1800, in scabbard

Sword worn by regiment, c. 1745; found at Montrose

Officer's sword with gilt gothic hilt and 21st (Royal North British Fusiliers) Regiment of Foot decoration and motifs, the single-edged, fullered, curved, blade is etched with Crimea battle honours and is decorated with 'Royal Scots Fusiliers' and marked 'Restored by Wilkinson Pall Mall London', in brass scabbard, owned by Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Arthur Hazlerigg, 1855 - 1880

Presentation sword given to Lieutenant-Colonel James Stirling by the N.C.O.'s and men of the regiment

Infantry officer's sword with single-edged, pipe-backed blade, engraved on both sides, hilt and backpiece of gilt metal, c. 1820