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Harpoon, 1800s Eastern Arctic Wood, walrus ivory and sealskin straps Donor unrecorded Museum number 9999-434 This heavy shafted harpoon was used for hunting bowhead whales. It took teamwork and careful planning to chase the whale and harpo ...

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Hand Harpoon/ Whaling Lance Made of iron Donated by Monifieth Junior Secondary School Museum number 1963-750-3 This hand harpoon consists of a single fluke set on a swivel, with a length of the shaft. The shaft opens out slightly so that a w ...

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Whaling harpoon Made of iron Donated by Mr J. Standing, 1921 Museum number 1968-59 Whaling harpoon. This harpoon has a swivelling head but the shaft is missing. It is painted black and is bound at the lower end. Harpoons such as this were us ...

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Gun harpoon Made of iron Museum number 1968-35 This black painted harpoon would have been fired from a whaling gun positioned in the bow of a small whaleboat. It is stamped 'Narwhal 1875' and 'D.N. and Co.' and has a moveable ring for carrying ...

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Gun Harpoon, P. Star Made from iron Might have been donated by Mr J. Standing in 1921 Museum number 1968-58 Gun harpoon, painted black and with a moveable ring to connect with a whaling line. It has 'P. Star' and 'J.L.P. 1884' stanped into t ...

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Gun Harpoon Made of iron Donated by Monifieth Junior Secondary School Museum number 1963-750-1 This harpoon was used aboard the S.S. 'Terra Nova.' It would have been fired from a harpoon gun that would have been attached to the front of one ...

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Gun Harpoon made of iron Donated by Monifieth Junior Secondary School Museum number 1963-750-2 The shank of this harpoon has been twisted by the whale during its struggle to free itself. The harpoon has a double shank, which shows it was fir ...

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