Harpoon gun

Model harpoon gun
Made by Mr Grundison, Dundee
Made of steel on wooden base
Donated by Mrs Margaret Grundison
Museum number Temp. number 4813-1
Working model of a harpoon gun. The gun is made of steel and is mounted on a varnished wooden base. Weapons such as this were used on whale catchers of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. The whale catchers operated in the Antarctic Ocean.