Gun known as the 'Breadalbane Gun'

This is the 'Breadalbane Gun', the earliest complete surviving Scottish firearm. Dated 1595, it bears the arms of Sir Duncan Campbell, 7th Laird of Glenorchy, and was probably made by Patrick Ramsay of Dundee.

Breadalbane gun, the earliest complete surviving Scottish firearm, dated 1595, probably by Patrick Ramsay of Dundee, the barrel bearing the arms of Sir Duncan Campbell, 7th Laird of Glenorchy

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Online ID:	000-100-000-826-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland H.LH 439
Date:	1595
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Dimensions:	2090 mm L
What:	Gun
Subject:	Firearms (NMAS Classification)
Who:	Dundee (Maker) Patrick Ramsay (Gunsmith) Sir Duncan Campbell, 7th Laird of Glenorchy
Where:	Scotland, Perthshire, Breadalbane
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