Harpoon
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A harpoon is a long, spear-like projectile used in fishing, whaling, sealing, and other hunting to shoot, kill, and capture large fish or marine mammals such as seals, sea cows, and whales. It impales
Inuk hunter with harpoon in Kayak, Hudson Bay, c. 1908–1914
Unaaq ᐅᓈᖅ, a harpoon used by Inuit, 172 cm (68 in; 5.64 ft) long, MHNT
Epipaleolithic Azilian Le Mas-d'Azil, Ariège, France
"Manner in which Natives of the East Coast strike turtle." Near Cooktown, Australia. From Phillip Parker King's Survey. 1818.
Trident
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A trident is a three-pronged spear. It is used for spear fishing and historically as a polearm. As compared to an ordinary spear, the three tines increase the chance that a fish will be struck and dec
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Trident of Poseidon
Illustration of a trident user from the Wubei Zhi, late 16th to early 17th century
Fountain of Neptune in Diafáni, Karpathos island
Dutch fishermen using tridents in the 17th century.