Harpoons

[denis barden]

Just been given these 3 Harpoons as a gift.Old guy moving house near me .
They look like 3 types of Harpoons they are about 7 foot long
I've never seen a real harpoon before
Does anybody know anything about these or can they put me in the right direction for some info
Cheers Denis

[rodderslw]

Try Melbourne Museum ...they may be interested.

[Lecterfan]

The whaling information centre in Albany WA might have some info for you (there are probably still pockets of info in Portland and Warrnambool as well, but I know the Albany centre/museum is active and dedicated to whaling). Those are awesome gifts, by the way - a fantastic slice of history.

[Whiskers]

Great relics from the past. They are whalers harpoons.

Just type whalers harpoons into google and you'll get a whole heap of information.

[russellh2]

Centre one - Used to initially harpoon whale - Had rope with buoy attached so that they could follow whale
Left hand one - Used to Kill Whale
Right Hand One - Has sharpened blade on Straight Edge - Used to butcher Whale

[Mattblack]

Put them in your rod holders next time you go out....that should rev up the greenies

[denis barden]

Im leaning towards these guys are real
Ive got a few people checking for me
I hope they are and gee wizz I hope they have taken a whale

[Nightwish]

Put them in your rod holders next time you go out....that should rev up the greenies

:rofl:
nice one

[gregmaka]

They could actually be worth some money you never know.

[mingle]

Here's an idea - auction them off and donate the proceeds to Sea Shepard...