Together with two Greener type double flued sliding ring harpoons. Lot 23 of 476: Large percussion muzzle loading swivel harpoon gun marked Greener. Approximate weight 25 pounds.īut his is the real thing, the original greener gun Rumored that the recoil was so severe, many whaler's using this gun would end up with broken clavicles. A bomb lance would then be loaded and fired into the whale. The lever on the right side of the action cocks the internal hammer. This harpoon gun was made by Frank Brown for his uncle, Ebenezer Pierce of New Bedford, Massachusetts around 1882. Unmarked except the numeral 1 has been stamped on several components. Pierce Type Whaling Shoulder Harpoon Gun-SOLDĪ Pierce all brass whaling gun with. Rare 19th century Percussion whaling harpoon gun with original pivot bracket. Wonder which ways the international gun trade was going then.Ī very unique harpoon muzzle loader - swivel gun the owner zane grey was an avid fisherman and many times in australia and new zealand so it would be possible he had bought it thereīut was the jarman realy available then? I had to look for it agains and yes its the model 28 was in production from 1928 to 48 The kongsberg gun puzzled me last time for making its way to australia. Consignor attributes the harpoon gun as being owned by renowned author and sportsman Zane Gray, who often fished in Australia and New Zealand." ![]() The case includes five steel harpoons, 171 10.15mm blanks for firing harpoons (mostly in tins), and 22 rounds of 10.15圆0mmR rifle ammunition. Includes a large wood storage case with an interior plaque marked "SIL ROHU/(Late A.I.F)/QUALITY FIREARMS AND/FISHING TACKLE/143 ELIZABETH STREET/SYDNEY". "Norwegian Jarmann M28 Harpoon Rifle With Case, Harpoons and AmmunitionĬonverted from the Norwegian Jarmann Model 1884 military rifle, capable of firing both standard ammunition and harpoons. The muzzle break looks interesting, remind on the Mas 36 in 10,75圆8 Not only a line trower but a harpoon gun also Excellent metal retaining most of its original finish. Period and factory built from a Gras rifle. "RARE FRENCH GRAS HURRICANE METEOR LINE THROWER RIFLE: Unusual as possible, the barrel have a slit and the grenade bullet have a wing that get a spin by the slit in the barrel This is the second pic I ever see with the original greener gunĪnd this looks like the Husqvarna harpoon gun like the greener gun only for small sea mammals like dolphins and sharks + other bigger fish Like the Kongsberg gun made from an old blackpowder rifle, here the Model 1874 Gras carbine. Some interesting old pictures with harpoon guns Was not easy to find anything about it, only one website showing the harpoon gun Meteor Unknown 14x18R propelling charge originally for a french grenade launcher but then used for a harpoon gun with a heavy price Jarmann harpoon gun in a very good shape in auction in finlandĮdited by Rothhammer1 (23/11/17 07:15 PM) Norwegian hunter misses moose, shoots man on toilet The natives around the artic ocean still use such guns for their aboriginal whaling "I love the smell of cordite in the morning." I wonder if any of the hand held harpoons guns have any modern application? ***ĭouble Rifles, Single Shots & Combinations Boat and shark not included.*** Enjoy ? Participate and join in. For storage the lot comes with a green canvas bag large enough to accommodate several harpoons, and a green painted hardwood takedown case decorated with pictures of the character Quint from the classic film Jaws, handing and using a near identical Greener Harpoon Gun. A broad assortment of accessories are included, with eleven harpoons, three boxes of 38 caliber blanks, six lines, two line frames, manuals, an assortment of cleaning tools and the original buttplate. Straight wrist stock with a Pachmayr White Line recoil pad. ![]() Birmingham proofs are present on multiple components, with the loading data (14.5 grains of Cordite, 16 ounce harpoon) on the chamber, the Greener address and model markings on the frame. In operation, the harpoon slots over the final 11 inches of the barrel, optionally connecting to a line wound around a quick-detach frame on the front of the forearm. Greener of Birmingham (England), the Greener Light Harpoon Gun operates on a Martini action, using 38 caliber blanks to launch harpoons, mechanically similar to rifle grenade "spigot" launchers.
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