My Champion Arbalete that I got in the mid 1950s was my first "real speargun" so I had no real basis for comparison. I'm sure I would consider it pretty humble now, but I did manage to shoot jewfish, grouper, cobia, snook, etc.
In the photo, my girlfriend is holding it, and it has the optional handle on mid barrel to help swing it.
I'm holding a Cressi spring gun and its bent shaft. In a way, that was probably the worst gun I've ever owned, but I did manage to take fish with it. We just didn't know any better back then.
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