WROUGHT IRON TEMPLE TOGGLE DARTING GUN HARPOON Marked "D & D" for maker Dean and Driggs. Also marked "HCR", probably for ship Herald...

WROUGHT IRON TEMPLE TOGGLE DARTING GUN HARPOON 19th Century

Marked "D & D" for maker Dean and Driggs. Also marked "HCR", probably for ship Herald or Hercules, and with a diamond shape for bow boat. Length 30".

Provenance:

Richard A. Bourne Company, Hyannis, Massachusetts, June 24, 1981, Lot #134.

The Collection of Paul Vardeman.

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