Rare Jacobite-era pistols to be reunited for first time in decades in exhibition

National Museums Scotland curator Ella Paul examines the pistol (Duncan McGlynn/PA) -

Two rare Jacobite era pistols representing a “tumultuous” period of Scottish history are to be reunited for the first time in more than 30 years in a new exhibition.

Dating to the late 17th century, the weapons are rare surviving examples of work by the gunmaker and goldsmith William Lyndsay the Elder of Montrose in Angus.