Harpoon cannon - Wikipedia
A harpoon cannon is a whaling implement developed in the late 19th century and most used in the 20th century. It would be mounted on the bow of a whale catcher , where it could be easily aimed with a wide field of view at the target.
Speargun - Wikipedia
A speargun is a ranged underwater fishing device designed to launch a tethered spear or harpoon to impale fish or other marine animals and targets. Spearguns are used in sport fishing and underwater target shooting. The two basic types are pneumatic and elastic (powered by …
Swivel Guns and Irons - Whalesite
2022年10月26日 · Smaller harpoon guns are sometimes made for shooting white-whales, porpoises, walrus, etc, and are carried by yachts on Arctic trips. The Greener gun fired a large harpoon weighing approximately ten pounds over a distance of thirty to forty yards.
Harpoon - Wikipedia
A harpoon is a long, spear -like projectile used in fishing, whaling, sealing, and other hunting to shoot, kill, and capture large fish or marine mammals such as seals, sea cows, and whales.
Harpoons - Robert Hellman Whaling Collection
The whaling harpoon, or “iron” as it was called by the men who used it, was little more than a huge fishhook. Its purpose was to fasten and hold the “fish” until it could be killed by the hand lance or gun-fired explosive lance.
Quint’s Harpoon Gun in JAWS: The Greener Light Harpoon Gun
2023年7月4日 · Used by Quint to attach barrels to the shark in JAWS, The Greener Light Harpoon Gun, invented by William Greener in the 19th century, is a remarkable piece of hunting and conservation equipment that revolutionized the way marine animals were captured and studied.
Harpoons and Whalecraft - New Bedford Whaling Museum
Installed on the first floor of the restored Bourne Building “Harpoons and Whalecraft” displayed the full spectrum of whaling weaponry devised in the 19th century, from classic harpoons to massive guns, providing new insight into what amounted to the …
Photos: Rare First-Generation Swivel Whaling Harpoon Gun
2014年7月31日 · A rare and impressive whaling gun from the earliest period of firearm innovation in the fishing industry, this English Whaling Harpoon Gun is a stout and serious instrument that revolutionized whaling. Made by George Wallis of Hull, he is recognized as the first successful maker of the swivel-mounted harpoon gun, circa 1800.
Harpoon | Throwing, Hunting, Fishing | Britannica
harpoon, barbed spear used to kill whales, tuna, swordfish, and other large sea creatures, formerly thrown by hand but now, in the case of whales, shot from especially constructed guns.
Harpoons and lances - Scran
The instruments used to kill whales were the harpoon and the lance. Usually, the harpoons were thrown by hand but by the 19th century simple harpoon guns were also being used.