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"Lyle-Emery Grapple-shot, closed. GRAPPLE-SHOT. A shot attached to a cable, used on the sea-coast in the life-saving service. It is fired across a ship, and is caught in the rigging by flukes which spread out when the cable is pulled." -Whitney, 1911

Closed Grapple Shot

"Lyle-Emery Grapple-shot, closed. GRAPPLE-SHOT. A shot attached to a cable, used on the sea-coast in…

"Lyle-Emery Grapple-shot, open. GRAPPLE-SHOT. A shot attached to a cable, used on the sea-coast in the life-saving service. It is fired across a ship, and is caught in the rigging by flukes which spread out when the cable is pulled." -Whitney, 1911

Open Grapple Shot

"Lyle-Emery Grapple-shot, open. GRAPPLE-SHOT. A shot attached to a cable, used on the sea-coast in the…