Hakapik

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Hakapiks hung on a wall

A hakapik is a hunting weapon that is used, especially when hunting seals , to kill the prey or to ensure the death of an animal that was previously shot at. This weapon consists of a wooden shaft to which a metal head is attached, which is pimple-shaped on one side and in the shape of a hammer on the other.

literature

  • William B. McCloskey, Fish decks: seafarers of the North Atlantic , Paragon House, 1990, p. 196, ISBN 978-1-55778-076-8