After the old man won his third shark fight, his weapons were only
knives and oars. His fishing fork has been lost, so he has to use these
rudimentary tools to protect his spoils of war.
After the old man won his third fight with the shark, the knife strapped
to his OARS, his main weapon, had broken off and been lost. He was armed
with only his broken OARS and a few other AIDS,