Jbone11

Thank you all for the feedback on the anvil. I've been very, VERY fortunate to be able to use such a nice anvil from the start of my blacksmithing journey, and to be honest, I probably have not done the anvil justice. Frosty, I looked on the opposite side of the anvil last night and could not find any additional markings but I will look again just to make sure I didn't miss anything. I hadn't even considered the thought that the "6" may be a "G", although with my lack of knowledge it wouldn't matter. To me personally it resembles a "6". My experience in using other anvils for comparison is unfortunately lacking. I took some blacksmithing classes up in Richmond 5 or 6 years ago but I couldn't tell you what anvil I used. At that point in time, I just knew I was using something that definitely looked like an anvil. I have not tested the rebound of my anvil with a bearing or anything similar other than a hammer (I have missed hot iron hitting the anvil face before and the hammer comes back FAST). It's edges do have chips but there are good spots as well; the edges have a good large radius to them as well. Whoever used it in the past used it as it should be used, as a tool. I wish I knew more of it's history. Thank you again everyone for taking your time to look at my post and reply, I really appreciate it.

Hello everyone, I’ve been practicing blacksmithing for about five years as a hobby in my free time. Early on I remembered we had an anvil on the farm so I located it,cleaned it up, and started using it. It has markings but all the research I’ve done on it hasn’t yielding any results as to brand, origins, etc. the only details I know are that my grandfather and great uncle may have bought it after WW2 for the farm, but from whom or where they bought it is unknown. The other day I was looking g at the markings again and I noticed something so I tried to wipe them with chalk to show contrast, which didn’t work. I finally just sprayed it with WD-40 and took a brass coated wire wheel to it. The large “6” is clear, and is the “106” followed what may be the letters “lbs”. There are smal letters as well that look like it may spell “Sweden”. I’ve added some photos, any additional information would be appreciated. Thanks! P.S please don’t judge me on the mess you see in the background of the photos. I know I need to tidy up but the little time I get to go forge I don’t want to spend cleaning.