Posted 10 years ago
Hamaxe
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i don't know much about it, just that it has been cleaned and given a new handle.
when i found it it was all charcoaled and rotten, thought it would be nice to give it a second life.
Can anybody tell me something about this hammer and the mark? much obliged | ||
| Rustfarm's loves913 of 1540 |  |  |
My guess is that it was used for forge work & the extra side straps were to offer some protection for the wood from high heat. You might research blacksmithing tools.
agree with blunder; it's a farrier's hammer
indeed it is! thanks,
also i was wonderring about the mark, ive seen it on more objects, maybe it is a universal blacksmith mark?
it looks like that mark might have lettering. I think it is more probably a maker's mark rather than a universal symbol.
ive added a photo of the same mark on a different piece, this one obviously says Germany, the one on the hammer says JHP,