Farallon shark dart

[Popgun Pete]

Next page, actually the rear page of the brochure.

 

[Popgun Pete]

Front page.

 

[Popgun Pete]

Page 2; 3 and 4 already shown.

 

[pauldw]

Sharks are beautiful creatures and not the menace they're made out to be in "Jaws". No need for things like this in normal diving...

The one in the movie was certainly a menace, as we could all see.

 

[scubadada]

Nice resurrection, just over 14 years

 

[Kendall Raine]

What you have is called a bang stick, I believe. I don't know about the legal implications, though. With sharks facing a very real risk of extinction in the not too far future, I'd say a bang stick definitely is a thing of the past. The point is that its use will kill the shark and there is hardly any excuse for that.

A shark dart is not a bang stick. A bang stick fires a bullet or shot gun load. A shark dart delivers compressed gas (CO2) via large bore needle which blows the guts of the shark out its mouth. The intent/result is the same, but mechanism completely different

 

[Popgun Pete]

Nice resurrection, just over 14 years

Well took a while to find the brochure, it was hidden at the bottom of a barrel of hen's teeth.

 

[Belzelbub]

A shark dart is not a bang stick. A bang stick fires a bullet or shot gun load.

Yep. Haven’t actually seen a bang stick in quite some time. For the most part, sharks leave divers alone. Spearfishers, however, do have to contend with aggressive sharks from time to time. But even then, the bang stick is often not used. Most who choose to use a powerhead or PPD. This is more compact and attaches to the spear tip. Same principle, though. A bullet is in the PPD, and the impact against the animal ignites the primer and fires the bullet.

A shark dart delivers compressed gas (CO2) via large bore needle which blows the guts of the shark out its mouth. The intent/result is the same, but mechanism completely different

The damage mechanism is actually quite similar. You are correct that the approach is a bit different. However, the thing that causes the most damage is the same. In a PPD, the bullet fires upon contact with the animal. The bullet itself does some damage, but the expanding gases from the propellant does the most damage. So, in a way, the mechanism is quite similar. Both rely on expanding gas to cause tissue damage. The difference is in the mechanism to penetrate the skin. One uses a needle, one uses a bullet.

 

[happy-diver]

Wow you're smart

 

[OTF]

Nice resurrection, just over 14 years

resurrection is better than a new thread