after gunners

after a Some of the men, [sealers] in addition, carry a long sealing-gun on their shoulders. These are the "bow" or "after gunners," who are marksmen to shoot old seals, or others that cannot be reached with the "gaff." These men rank before the "bat-men," and...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1970
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/4097
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Summary:after a Some of the men, [sealers] in addition, carry a long sealing-gun on their shoulders. These are the "bow" or "after gunners," who are marksmen to shoot old seals, or others that cannot be reached with the "gaff." These men rank before the "bat-men," and obtain a trifling renumeration a dditional [sic] by the remission of their "berth money." PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit W.J. KIRWIN SEP 1970 JH SEP 1970 Used I and Sup Not used Not used ~beam, ~bunk Card marked DNE-cit, but not used; Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Thu 24 Jul 2014