Hi, my name is Wagn. And I'm from Denmark.
I recently got this forged anvil, and I would love to know what era it's approximately from and what country. My own guess is British and early 1900 but I have absolutely no clue. The only markings is 256 stamped in the foot under the horn.
I'm a fabricator and welder, so I'm pretty confident in welding those horrible scars, made by an angle grinder. I think I'll get some esab OK weartrode 55 (84.58). But would you guys "open" the scars up? And how would you heat the anvil up to 200°C (ish)
I think it's can spot a crack on the underside of the horn, but it could be a bad hammerstroke from when it was forged. Would you grind it out, and fill it with normal mig/mag weld?