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Offline superzstuff

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Forged hammer
« on: October 23, 2012, 09:41:12 PM »
Just what looks like a blacksmith forged crude hammer/pry bar. Wear on handle looks like it was used for a hitch pin or a hinge. Just wondered if it had a specific use.
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Offline BruceS

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Re: Forged hammer
« Reply #1 on: October 23, 2012, 09:47:23 PM »
Ouch !   That could make the hand tingle on a very cold day !  But it is sweet, nice find.
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Offline Neals

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Re: Forged hammer
« Reply #2 on: October 24, 2012, 01:19:16 AM »
Looks like wear right next to the head as well as about 3 inches down the handle. I'm guessing it was used as the draw pin to hold the eveners on something horse drawn. Be handy to always have a hammer along.
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Offline Branson

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Re: Forged hammer
« Reply #3 on: October 24, 2012, 08:49:35 AM »
Lynch pin/hammer combo.   Eric Sloane illustrated one of these in one of his books -- it might be in his A Museum of Early American Tools.
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Offline keykeeper

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Re: Forged hammer
« Reply #4 on: October 24, 2012, 12:38:10 PM »
+1 on what Branson said.

There are military issue combos like this from the Civil War era, I believe.
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Offline Billman49

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Re: Forged hammer
« Reply #5 on: October 25, 2012, 03:30:16 PM »
A plough hammer - old horse drawn ploughs often carried a spanner and hammer for adjustment, and this carried through to early trailer ploughs for tractors - the hammer would often double as a linch pin to attach the hitch to the draw-bar - hence the wear marks. So probably early  to mid 20th century...
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