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Title: ??help ID forging hammer-Metal hatchet-??
Post by: Rick Enos on March 07, 2011, 10:55:00 AM

Got these items in Detriot this weekend.The hatchet is all metal-- handle is hollow..The hammer is maybe a old forging hammer.Any info would be appreciated.Id on the hammer is Iron city stamped inside a 6 point star.1/2
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Title: Re: ??help ID forging hammer-Metal hatchet-??
Post by: Wampus on March 07, 2011, 11:16:00 AM

That's not a hammer.  It's the top half of a round swage.  The bottom half sits in the hardy hole of the anvil and you hold that top half while you strike it with a hammer, or you can use it with a swage block.  
Iron City made blacksmith tools from 1850's through 1958 in Pittsburg, PA.

Title: Re: ??help ID forging hammer-Metal hatchet-??
Post by: Rick Enos on March 07, 2011, 12:17:00 PM

Thanks,I new someone here would know what I had even if its not complete.