A melee/thrown [[weapon]] and fishery tool consists of a metal rod with a sharp hooked blade at the end. Originally designed to impale [[fish]] or any marine creatures ([[whale]]s, [[shark]]s, etc.) and bring up the catch after it was hooked by the blade.

There are several variants of harpoons, ranging from classic stabbing/throw variant, to larger version tied to a [[boat]] or [[ship]] to prevent the catch from escaping. Modern harpoon typically comes in to form of a [[harpoon gun]] to hit any potential catch with greater accuracy.
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