Hundreds of firearms and ammunition have been handed in to police across the north of Scotland as part of a national campaign to rid the country of illegal weapons.
A range of weapons were given to officers during the two-week amnesty.
In the Highlands and Islands, a total of 51 air weapons and 45 firearms and shotguns were handed in.
Meanwhile in Grampian, police received almost double that number of weapons, with 114 air weapons and 63 firearms and shotguns were being given to officer, as well as 62 batches of amunition.
The intake was part of a fortnight’s gun amnesty – which began on June 18 – aimed at reducing the number of firearms in the public and to prevent them falling into the wrong hands.
Across Scotland, more than 1,500 weapons were handed into officers across the country, including a machine gun, AK47 assault rifle and a First World War pistol.
There was a total of 474 firearms, 690 air weapons and 337 lots of ammunition during the surrender campaign.
One elderly man in Fife handed in nine firearms to his local station in Glenrothes, including several pistols and rifles.
Police said guns were often found in attics or garages and had been handed down through generations within families.
Superintendent Ronnie Megaughin said: “The aim of the campaign was to remove firearms from criminal availability and we now have 1,501 fewer firearms, air weapons and ammunition on the streets of Scotland.
“Protecting the public is at the forefront of policing, and reducing the number of illegal or unwanted firearms lowers the risk of harm within our communities.
“Although the surrender campaign has now come to an end, we continue to work to remove illegally held weapons circulating in Scotland.”
Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf added: “This successful firearms surrender campaign has seen the removal of over 1,500 unwanted weapons from our communities – stopping them falling into the wrong hands. Whilst firearms offences are at historically low levels in Scotland, we will continue to work with Police Scotland to keep Scotland’s streets safe.”
