Ending 8th Dec, 2024 14:00

Olympia Timed: Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria December 2024

 
Lot 379
 

379

TWENTY-SEVEN HARPOONS AND A BLOW PIPE, 19TH/20TH CENTURY

the harpoons all with bamboo and cane shafts, of various lengths with wooden nocks for fitting to a bowstring, with various points including jagged wood, seven-pointed for bowfishing, steel with jagged edges, and fitted with thin bone spikes, one with blunted end, the blowpipe with flared end and engraved decorations along the shaft, the longest item 208 cm (28)

Provenance

The William Terry (1933-2023) Collection

Sold for £140


 

the harpoons all with bamboo and cane shafts, of various lengths with wooden nocks for fitting to a bowstring, with various points including jagged wood, seven-pointed for bowfishing, steel with jagged edges, and fitted with thin bone spikes, one with blunted end, the blowpipe with flared end and engraved decorations along the shaft, the longest item 208 cm (28)

Provenance

The William Terry (1933-2023) Collection