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Kelly's gun-harpoon — Continued. 



Iron-strap consists of two rope loops, or beckets, about 10 

 inches long, with leather in the eyes where they are made fast 

 to the slide. Length, 26§ inches. New Bedford, Massachu- 

 setts, 1882. 56210. Gift of Thomas Knowles & Co. 



Gun-harpoon with flat shank. 



Head, common toggle. Eye made in a piece of strap-iron riveted 

 to the shank, with hole for splicing in iron-strap. Button, 

 leather, attached with screw. Length, 23 inches. New Bed- 

 ford, Massachusetts, 1882. 56211. U. S. Fish Commission. 

 Designed and manufactured by Captain Eben Pierce, as an 

 experiment. None in use. Point broken off. Has been fired 

 into a gravel-bed. 



Smith's gun-harpoon. 



Temple gig, pivoted in the cheeks of the forward end of shank. 

 Shank, double, cast. Wire loop and thimble for iron-strap. 

 Length, 29 inches. New London, Connecticut, 1882. 56212. 

 Gift of Lawrence & Co. Not used at present. 



Brown's gun-harpoon. 



Fixed head, diamond point, with projecting lanceolate blades on 

 sides and top ; two toggles in rear pivoted to a fixed head. 

 Shank, flat; fluted on both sides ; two holes near the head and 

 one in rear end for iron-strap. Length, 35£ inches. Fairhaven, 

 Massachusetts, 1882. 56213. Gift of Luther Cole. 



Brown's gun-harpoon. 



Head, double-barbed, diamond pointed, surmounted at right angles 

 by lance-like cutting-point. Head cast in one piece. Two 

 movable barbs, pivoted, one on either side, in the rear of fixed 

 head. Shank, cast-iron, flat and fluted; two holes at forward 

 end of shaft and one hole at the butt for making fast the iron- 

 strap. Button, iron. Length, 37 inches. New Bedford, Mas- 

 sachusetts, 1882. 56214. Gift of John McCullough. 



Shoulder gun-harpoon. 



Head, common toggle ; malleable cast-iron ; mortised and pivoted 

 to shank. Shank, single, round, wrought iron. Button, iron. 

 Marked "B. G. A." (Initials of name of brig), "111" (No. of 

 boat), " Dean & Sawyer" (Manufacturers). Length, 37 inches. 

 New London, Connecticut, 1882. 56215. Gift of C. A. Will- 

 iams & Co. 



Brown's shoulder gun-iron. 



Head fixed, four barbs, the main portion of which consists of the 

 two ordinary harpoon barbs surmounted at right angles by 



