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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.
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.
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.
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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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. It impales the target and secures it with barb or toggling claws, allowing the fishermen or hunters to use an attached rope or chain to pull and retrieve ...
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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.