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Trond Wikborg's (Norwegian gun collector) page on the Jarman M1884; Page with some pictures and information on the Jarmann Archived 30 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine; More pictures of the Jarmann; Closeups of the Jarmann bolt assembly; Photo of the M28 from the left side, right side with harpoon and closeup of harpoon and line.
Harpoon cannon outside of the Scott Polar Research Institute in Cambridge. A harpoon cannon is a whaling implement developed in the late 19th century and most used in the 20th century. It would be mounted on the bow of a whale catcher , where it could be easily aimed with a wide field of view at the target.
The M28 Jarmann harpoon rifle was a modification of the Jarmann M1884 Norwegian service rifle. Between the wars, several Norwegian gunsmiths attempted to create harpoon guns, [ 1 ] intended for hunting seals and shooting rescue lines to boats in distress.
Inuit hunter with harpoon in Kayak, Hudson Bay, c. 1908–1914 Unaaq ᐅᓈᖅ, a harpoon used by Inuit, 172 cm (68 in; 5.64 ft) long, MHNT. A harpoon is a long, spear-like projectile used in fishing, whaling, sealing, and other hunting to shoot, kill, and capture large fish or marine mammals such as seals, sea cows, and whales.
He further helped his reputation by catching a 4,500 pound great white shark by harpoon (the weight was estimated without the shark having been weighed). In 1986 he and Donnie Braddick caught a 3,427-pound great white about 28 miles off Montauk, and only 18 miles from Block Island, [ 7 ] which still holds the record, not only for the largest ...
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Jarmann was born in the parish of Nord-Fron in Oppland, Norway.He was raised at the farm Øien in the traditional district of Gudbrandsdalen.He developed an interest in firearms at an early age, and he designed his first rifle—a breech loading rifle firing cardboard cartridges—in 1838, but this was turned down by the armed forces at the time.
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