17thC Horseman’s hammer

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Originally Posted by bvieira

Hello,


For me it is Hungarian and original 17th century, I think that the salience that can be seen when taking a photo from the bottom up is typical and the german warhammers do not have it, unfortunately it is in very bad condition in the tip what makes it value less, but this is just my humble opinion there more much knowledge experts here.

regards,

BV

BV, by salience are you referring to the swelling just before the hammer head (not sure what you mean by bottom up)? The tip has certainly struck something hard a few times (!). I acquired this item because of its beauty and relatively modest price, and it fits my display.

Here’s a pic from below just in case. This is a serious piece of kit. Not just something to pose with. The blunt side was to crush and stun. The peaked end was to penetrate something hard (think can opener). I think I will put some mineral oil on it just in case so it deosn’t rust.

Many thanks.