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Explosive harpoon used in Iceland in the 20th century. The explosive harpoon is a type of harpoon which uses an explosive discharge to assist in whaling. In Norway, Japan, and Iceland, the use of these harpoons is commonplace. Norway created and utilises the most technologically advanced grenades in their harpoons. [citation needed]
The modern whaling harpoon consists of a deck-mounted launcher (mostly a cannon) and a projectile which is a large harpoon with an explosive (penthrite) charge, attached to a thick rope. The spearhead is shaped in a manner which allows it to penetrate the thick layers of whale blubber and stick in the flesh.
English: Harpoon mounted on a whaling boat, Alaska, ca. 1915 ( ) Photographer: John Nathan Cobb (1868–1930) Description: American academic and photographer:
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
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Svend Foyn patented his grenade harpoon gun in 1870. He modified existing designs and utilized ideas developed by Erik Eriksen. It consisted of a cannon that fired a barbed explosive head harpoon. Aimed and fired, the harpoon barb would hook into the whale. A moment later an explosive charge in the head of the harpoon would inflict a mortal wound.
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[19] [22] Harpoon blades, made from sharpened mussel shells, were often adorned with whaling images. [24] Harpoons were usually made from wood and had barbs made of bone or antler. [25] [17] Pacific Northwest canoes were often 28–38 feet long, big enough to fit an eight-man whaling crew. [17]