War hammer? Makers mark ID

[Silly Rabbit]

Item seems to be solid through and through
Anyone recognize maker?
Thanks...

 

[cityofthesouth]

That seems like an odd creation, like something that would have accompanied a statue.

 

[crbnSteeladdict]

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Item seems to be solid through and through
Anyone recognize maker?
Thanks...

It looks a little bit heavy to be used as Heavy Cavalry's secondary weapon.

 

[MayHemAndHaw]

My bet is a Victorian-era copy.

 

[cityofthesouth]

I'm no historian, but a perfectly round handle is rarely, if ever, chosen for a tool or a weapon (not suggesting there is proof that the handle is original but the eye is round and the rivet/pin seems to be part of the original design). An entirely iron or steel handle wouldn't have been either. And it looks cast or potentially drop forged, which should provide a window for age.


....... or that's all wrong and it's 500 years old.

 

[MayHemAndHaw]

I'm no historian, but a perfectly round handle is rarely, if ever, chosen for a tool or a weapon (not suggesting there is proof that the handle is original but the eye is round and the rivet/pin seems to be part of the original design). An entirely iron or steel handle wouldn't have been either. And it looks cast or potentially drop forged, which should provide a window for age.


....... or that's all wrong and it's 500 years old.

I've never seen anything genuine pinned like that, either. Usually it's friction fit and wedged or welded in some manner. I'm not saying it wouldn't put the wallop on somebody. What's the shaft made from? It's so aged I can't tell if it's wood or metal on the bottom. It looks heavy and these weapons were generally lighter than most would think. Just my opinion.

 

[Silly Rabbit]

Solid steel shaft

 

[FortyTwoBlades]

Looks a lot like typical Victorian-era decorator reproductions.

 

[Arathol]

Solid steel shaft

A solid steel handle would put a serious hurt on your hands if you were to actually hit something with it. That thing has got to be some sort of decorator piece or part of a statue or display.

 

[BitingSarcasm]

My bet would be a modern fake antique. There is so much pocking and corrosion around the stamp, yet the waffle pattern on the face is in pretty good shape. Come to think of it I don’t remember ever seeing a waffle warhammer, and the pinned steel shaft is unusual.

 

[Hickory n steel]

Maybe a blacksmith modified an existing hammer to make this ?

 

[FortyTwoBlades]

Very unlikely.