Yeah, it's definitely welded, hardy hole is only about 3 inches deep, the bottom is rounded, and there's probably about another 3 inches of weld to the bottom of the hardy hole, someone probably didn't care to properly weld the underside, that's why it looks so wonky, no idea why would it be welded in the first place. I'll most likely drill it, chisel it like Irondragon F&C and Marc said,and file it, it's the best solution to the problem i guess. Thanks!
Oh and i don't have a torch, i wouldn't use it anyway, really, a bit risky i think @tanglediver
Makes sense! And there's no way i'm gonna be grinding nor milling anything on the face, damaging it wouldn't be any easier.
Oh boy when i saw these two posts, i thought to myself, how didnt i think of that before?! I ran outside like a little kid, with my wire brush and baby powder and started brushing the side of the anvil (the one with the upsetting block), didn't reveal anything, so i said to myself "Now it's GOTTA be on the other side!", so i spent more time wire brushing and powdering it in hopes of revealing the brinks of hope, yet i didn't find anything.
Then i though, "AHA it must be on the side of the upsetting block, gotta brush that too!" - It wasn't.
Kinda disappointed, i thought to myself - might as well check the sides of the feet, there might be some numbers hidden or something, i checked one side, there wasn't anything, turned it around, nothing on the other side. At that point i said screw it, it's unmarked! BUT, as i looked up under the horn, I thought i saw some letters. Yeah RIGHT, why would anything be under the horn! I got excited, brushed it and it revealed something important yet meaningless to me because i had NO idea what it meant. It was just two letters. "UF".
Now it gets interesting here, well, maybe, my mother decided to check out why i was brushing an anvil for an hour, just as i was telling her i'm trying to find a mark but there's absolutely nothing else but that "UF" under the horn, she saw some lines on the side of the anvil that she thought were too square and geometrical to be a chisel mark, at first i had some doubt, like no way. I decided to spend some time brushing that particular spot on the anvil, impatiently waiting for it to reveal it's secrets! We spent a good hour trying to figure out what it was, because the mark is sooo shallow and very hard to "read". We both agreed it looked something like an eagle, with wings.. maybe? It's like watching clouds, everybody sees something different. Let me know what you guys think about it
You are right. Eventually it's gonna need some repair, i thought i might as well do it now. But it can wait a few years.. or decades
Cheers
Never knew the difference, thanks for the info!
Oh and i also bought it in a heart beat, especially because i love buying old tools. Guy was asking 380 euros, i offered 300 and the guy took the bait, wasn't expecting it, really. Too bad the seller didn't care about the history, where it was or anything. He said he bought it from some guy, the anvil was used in a blacksmith shop, apparently the old blacksmith died and family decided to sell all the "old iron", good thing it didn't end up at a junk yard. That's just the way things work around here. My guess is the seller also wanted to get rid of it asap, because nobody needs an anvil around here, there's a very few blacksmiths here, and the guy probably paid for something he could not get rid of, so he accepted any price. Good for me i guess, too bad i missed out on the story, but oh well.