Lot 58W,S1
A large 2¼in. harpoon gun Together with its harpoon with two hinged barbs, each with stop withers
Amended
6 April 2011, 14:00 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £960 inc. premium
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A large 2¼in. harpoon gun
No serial number visible
The rolling-block action (defective) contained within a rounded brass body and with hinged brass cover, lanyard trigger, figured pistol-butt (broken and with old repair), the large two-stage barrel painted black and with full-length brass sighting-bar; the whole mounted on a pivoting cradle with rubber recoil-buffers and spigot, the latter fitting into a deck mounting
44½in. barrel, 56in. long overall
Together with its harpoon with two hinged barbs, each with stop withers
The rolling-block action (defective) contained within a rounded brass body and with hinged brass cover, lanyard trigger, figured pistol-butt (broken and with old repair), the large two-stage barrel painted black and with full-length brass sighting-bar; the whole mounted on a pivoting cradle with rubber recoil-buffers and spigot, the latter fitting into a deck mounting
44½in. barrel, 56in. long overall
Together with its harpoon with two hinged barbs, each with stop withers
Footnotes
The action appears to be fired using a .38 blank cartridge, igniting a larger charge at the breech-end.
For an example of a similar action, produced by H. Hagen & Co. of Oslo, see Arthur G. Credland, Whaling Harpoons, Harpoon Guns..., (Hull, 2008), Part 2, pp. 73-4
Saleroom notices
Please note that this gun is obsolete and as such is offered under Section 58(2), not Section 1 as catalogued