Eel Gallery

Anguilla anguilla, freshwater eel

US M2 . 30 in self-loading carbine, 1944 (c). Magazine (numbered); National Postal Meter Corporation; no rear sight. One of the great success stories of World War Two the M1 carbine was used widely by the British Army because of its short range firepower. Produced as a stop-gap weapon for second-line troops it became a very popular weapon because of its lightness and semi-automatic action. The M2 variant provided full automatic fire when needed, controlled by a single switch. It was often used with a larger, 30 round, magazine. As the Malayan Emergency developed it became a sought after weapon to give high firepower in jungle firefights. Although its cartridge had no great stopping power it was adequate for short range actions. Its reliability in humid conditions made it a successful jungle weapon. Date: circa 1944

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An Eel Fishers Boat at Cranfield, Lough Neagh

An Eel Fisher's Boat at Cranfield, Lough Neagh - a view of a boat at the Lough shore with two children on board and a dog. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Antrim; Cranfield td.). Date: circa early 1900s

© National Museums NI / Mary Evans

Antrim, Board, Boat, Children, County, Cranfield, Dog, Eel, Fishers, Ireland, Location, Lough, Neagh, Northern, Shore, Td, View

Planers and Mud Lamprey, Borer and Lancelet

Planer's Lamprey (Petromyzon planeri), Mud Lamprey (Lampetra fluviatilis or Petromyzon branchialis, also known as European River Lamprey, Blind Lamprey and Pride), Borer (Gastrobranchus coecus, also known as Myxine, Hagfish, Ramper Eel and Poison Ramper), and Lancelet (Branchiostoma lanceolatum or amphioxus). Date: 1865

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