gregkrenzelok Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 (edited) Fort Ord U.S. Army Blacksmith Project: ID Army Anvil Post November 20 2009 Can anyone identify the U.S. Army Anvil in the picture that I have attached? Thank you! Greg Krenzelok - Veterinary Corps WebsiteThe Stable Sergeant Edited November 21, 2009 by greg krenzelok add link: http://stablesergeantduty.notlong.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakedanvil - Grant Sarver Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 Don't know about the anvil, but it looks like the "smith" is about to cut his finger off on the hardy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 Yea that is a staged photo for sure; the hardy left in, the hammer position, and the color of the shoe being "worked" on. Can't help ya on the anvil ID though. Sure someone with more time studying them will get you what you need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted T Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha. You got that right nakedanvil! That is a good example of why I give a safety warning to a new blacksmith. Although nobody has ever listens to me, I still feel obligated to tell new blacksmiths about why I was trained to stand at the anvil so my striking arm was opposite the hardie hole. When I started back in the early 50 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferrous Beuler Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 I don't recognize the anvil make but that is a mule shoe he's forging, not a horseshoe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucegodlesky Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 Can't identify the anvil but I have one that came from Ft Riley and it is a Vulcan. Also, I passed one up several yrs ago that came from a Navy ship and it too was a Vulcan. Mebbe the guvmint bought their anvils from them ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian.pierson Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 It looks like it has the flat step on the foot for a hold down like a peter wright. I would suspect it is an American anvil though. Which one of the American manufacturers had the step? It also looks like it has a plate welded on for the face. Brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Confederate Forge Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 The caption for that picture on that link says its from Fort Bragg which is about an hour from me here in NC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregkrenzelok Posted November 26, 2009 Author Share Posted November 26, 2009 Thank you for your help. Doing further research I believe this to be a: Farrier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Turley Posted January 14, 2010 Share Posted January 14, 2010 I can't ID the anvil, but I don't believe it's a farriers' pattern. The tech manual drawing and the photo are both a little indistinct. The farriers' style, at least the Hay-Budden, had a clip horn, meaning the small, semi-circular projection at the base of the horn. It DID NOT have a rectangluar cutting table at the base of the horn, because many of them had a "swelled horn," an increase in diameter starting at the join of the horn and anvil body. http://www.turleyforge.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragons lair Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 I am thinking fisher due to the thick face. Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Wargo New2bs Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 Is that an eagle logo on the side of the anvil? It's a bit hard to make out. My Fisher has it's logo there. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njanvilman Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 I do not think it is a Fisher. The waist appears too narrow for a Fisher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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