2603 Antique Toggle Headed Whaling Iron

This is an antique acute -headed whaling harpoon. There are two chiseled slashes on one side of the head, indicating use in a second or larboard whaleboat. American, late 19th - early 20th C. Iron part 31 in. long, oa length 92 in. The iron has been recently mounted in traditional fashion with proper style ropework.