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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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