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Accession no.: |
N: 59 |
Object name: |
Harpoon |
Title: |
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Description: |
A whale harpoon with grenade to be fired from a gun/cannon, from South Georgia dating from 1936. |
Classified name: |
SPRI theme |
hunting and fishing
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Current place name |
Antarctic regions > British Antarctic Territory > South Georgia
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UDC |
639.245.1
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Geographic UDC |
(*723)
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Getty AAT |
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Number of items: |
1 |
Full description: |
A metal harpoon head. It has a conical explosive shell (or grenade) at the tip, four hinged barbs which open after the shell has exploded, and a shaft divided into two. The shell is decorated with a diamond pattern.
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Dimensions: |
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Length: 1905mm, diameter: 260mm
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