War Hammer?

Interested Party · 24th April 2024, 06:23 PM

Would a war hammer need a hardened face welded to the body of the hammer? Picture #2 one can make out the weld line.

Victrix · 24th April 2024, 07:27 PM

Interested Party · 25th April 2024, 05:47 PM

At 2 lb, a kilo, I do not believe it is a cobblers hammer, but some sort of machinist/smiths hammer would make sense to me.

Victrix · 25th April 2024, 07:44 PM

If necessary it would obviously make a ferocious weapon. I think we suggested in earlier discussions that the presence of langets might make objects more likely weapons of some sort.

fernando · 26th April 2024, 10:42 AM

Given that, as it goes, this is not an intended weapon, let us move this thread to the Miscellania Forum ... and see what further comments show up.

drac2k · 28th April 2024, 06:56 PM

Maybe an antique slater's hammer?

A. G. Maisey · 29th April 2024, 01:01 AM

This hammer looks pretty similar to a hammer owned by a fencer I used to know. He had it made by the local smith --- this was 1950's, when we still had smiths in country towns.

He put up rural fencing, the spike end was used like a carpenters center punch, ie, to provide a location hole for a nail to be driven or drilled.

The fencer put up rural fencing using Australian hardwood bush timber, he was driving relatively large steel spikes.

24th April 2024, 06:23 PM	#1
Interested Party Member Join Date: Dec 2019 Location: Eastern Sierra Posts: 392	Would a war hammer need a hardened face welded to the body of the hammer? Picture #2 one can make out the weld line.

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25th April 2024, 05:47 PM	#3
Interested Party Member Join Date: Dec 2019 Location: Eastern Sierra Posts: 392	At 2 lb, a kilo, I do not believe it is a cobblers hammer, but some sort of machinist/smiths hammer would make sense to me.

25th April 2024, 07:44 PM	#4
Victrix Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Sweden Posts: 682	If necessary it would obviously make a ferocious weapon. I think we suggested in earlier discussions that the presence of langets might make objects more likely weapons of some sort.

26th April 2024, 10:42 AM	#5
fernando Lead Moderator European Armoury Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,651	Given that, as it goes, this is not an intended weapon, let us move this thread to the Miscellania Forum ... and see what further comments show up.

28th April 2024, 06:56 PM	#6
drac2k Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 1,187	Maybe an antique slater's hammer?

29th April 2024, 01:01 AM	#7
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,738	This hammer looks pretty similar to a hammer owned by a fencer I used to know. He had it made by the local smith --- this was 1950's, when we still had smiths in country towns. He put up rural fencing, the spike end was used like a carpenters center punch, ie, to provide a location hole for a nail to be driven or drilled. The fencer put up rural fencing using Australian hardwood bush timber, he was driving relatively large steel spikes.