A bunch of magnet fishermen have pulled an array of weapons from a Scots canal.
James Pearson was out together with his pals John Robertson and Graeme McShane after they dragged up a classic handgun from the underside of the Union Canal in Edinburgh.
Throughout a two hour interval of magnet fishing, the trio additionally managed to catch maintain of a knuckleduster, a knife and a shotgun cartridge.
James, from Musselburgh in East Lothian, reckons the muddied handgun to be a Webley and Scott semi-automatic pocket pistol which was made between 1907 and 1940.
The 1907 mannequin was certainly one of Webley's hottest pistols with over 50,000 produced by the corporate.
The three eager magnet fishermen have been additionally delighted to catch maintain the steel knuckleduster, small knife and the shotgun shell as they dredged the canal close to to town's Fountain Park.
James mentioned he deliberate to attend at his native police station on Monday at hand over all of the weapons.
James, who runs the Musselburgh Magnet Fishing group, was utilizing a brand new heavy obligation magnet that he says helped him discover the weapons hidden deep within the backside of the canal.
He mentioned: "The knife I can most likely maintain however the remaining I'll hand in as I do not need stay ammo anyplace close to my home.
"I've had the Evolution Xtreme for over a 12 months however it's simply the second time I've used it.
" It does make a distinction as it is so heavy and it sinks into the silt and grabs hidden goodies."
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