Lochaber Axe
This is a long poleaxe with a hook on the end, the hook was used to pull men from their horses and the axe was used to chop the legs from the horses as they ran past.
The Lochaber Axe was believed to start life as a farming tool and was adapted for warfare.

Basket Hilted Broadsword
The Basket hilted Broadsword takes it’s name from the basket around the handle grip, the basket was for protecting the hand and in close quarter fighting it was used to punch the opponent, Between the blade and the basket there are two loops, they are called the forward guards or sometimes called the lugs or sword catchers, they could be used to trap your opponents sword blade. This would disarm them putting them at a disadvantage, the blade of the broadsword is called so because of it’s width, there is also a similar sword called a backsword, it is almost identical, the only difference being it has one sharp edge on the front and one flat edge on the back.
The Basket hilted Broadsword has two sharp edges.

Claymore
A large two handed sword used from before the times of William Wallace and last used in the Jacobite rebellion of 1689.

Dirk
After battles the victors would scour the field looking for anything of value, if they found broken sword blades they would collect them and make them into shorter weapons, such as dirks. There was no set length to the dirks, it would all depend on the length of the fragment found on the field. The dirk was used for day-to-day use and also for battle. When used in battle it would be held in the hand behind the targe, this was used to stab at your enemies.

BrownBess Musket
This was the weapon, which changed the way battles were fought in the 18th century, it was not very accurate with only a range of about a 100 paces and was only accurate to about 60 paces. It was a muzzle loading gun which meant the gun powder and ball were put down the barrel and rammed with a ram rod, the flash pan would have to be primed before firing the weapon, a well drilled soldier could load and fire the weapon 3 times in one minute.
The Musket was used in volley fire, which made it more effective, as a continuous hale of lead would cover the battlefield. The musket would frequently misfire as the touchhole would clog up or poor quality of powder would not ignite.
For this purpose they made a bayonet to fit to the end of the gun, it was 18 inches of fluted steel and it had a locking mechanism, which would fit over the barrel of the gun and locks it in place.

Doune Pistol This was a fine weapon used by gentlemen, it was made of pure metal and was loaded and fired in the same way as the BrownBess Musket. This weapon was used for close quarter fighting and once it had been fired it could be turned around and used as a club.

Bearded Axe
The Vikings used this weapon as they plundered their way around Europe and further afield, it has a long shaft with the axehead attached to the end. The axehead has a hook shape, which was used for hooking over the rails of other ships to pull them closer before boarding them. This axe was sometimes called a Bearded Axe because the shape of it was a bit like a mans beard.

Viking Sword
This is a double edged weapon, it is light to handle with a broad blade it has a blood groove which runs the length of the blade, the sword has a small cross guard with a decorative pommel.

Scramisax
This is a Viking knife which had it’s day to day uses, cutting ropes or skinning animals, it was also used in battle when your enemy got too close and you couldn’t use your sword or axe. This knife has a horn handle material, which was quite common in Viking times.