Click thumbnail for a larger image. | Description: Harpoon gun, ex whale chaser Cheynes II. Mounted on pedestal. Intact and fully restored, with harpoon in the barrel. Painted gray with white turkshead OK. on arming handle. Inscription on breech "Knogsberg, Vapenfabrik 1969 No 898". Brass Plate Records: "Kongsberg Norge Hvalkanon". Restored by P C Fowler , Hobart 1994. The bung shown above is part of gun. Format: realia Object: harpoons Titles: Harpoon Gun related to the vessel Cheynes II Institution: Maritime Museum of Tasmania Object number: MMT_A_1996-017 Disclaimer The content of this record is provided by Maritime Museum of Tasmania. For any questions about the content please contact them. |
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