Lodestone25 Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 This anvil is on my local craigslist for 175$, I'm interested in it but I have a feeling it might not be of good make. The owner wont tell me who made it, so that makes me even more suspicious. Any of you experts have any input on this deal? Thanks for your help! Lodestone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfootnampa Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 DON'T buy that anvil! It looks Russian but might be Chinese and is NOT a quality anvil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lodestone25 Posted November 4, 2012 Author Share Posted November 4, 2012 hahah, glad I checked! Thanks for the input gentlemen, Lodestone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOblacksmith0530 Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 Looks like an ASO anvil shaped object. It is probably cast iton and therefore useful only as a hole filler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BM454 Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 It looks like one of the Russian anvils that are made of steel. Some of those are good anvils. If it has a ring to it and does not dent when struck with a hammer, it's probably a good anvil. Now $175 is a bit high though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLMartin Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 Harbor freight use to see those anvils for 60$ new in the store a few years ago. Sounds like this fellow is trying to rip some one off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Anyone able to zoom in on the tag and clean it up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belgradearmourer Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 We get a lot of Russian tools around here, so we have rules for buying them: 1. Do not buy anything that you can not inspect in person prior to the purchase. - Forget internet, get it on flea-market! 2. ...because... Looks can be deceiving. It goes both ways. 3. If you buy 10 identically looking items from 10 different sellers over a period of time, you will probably end up with 1 professional tool, 2 relatively good tools, and 7 useless chunks of plastic/metal. 4. If your total price is significantly lower than the price of a brand name professional tool at 10 pieces, or the tool looks really good and promising, works and still is significantly cheaper than a brand name tool it is worth the risk. 5. Look at the wear marks on the used tools, as they can tell you a lot about the quality of the tool and if it had successesfuly survived years of use, abuse and neglect. Derailing the thread now, to give an example. Russian and Soviet tools can be rugged, with no obvious way of telling if they have passed quality control (which can be quite strict, depending on application), and with unknown brand names. I have a Russian/USSR military issue 1kg cross-pien hammer, and even though it was drop forged it is one of the hardest and most reliable hammers that I have ever had. Almost every wrench or drill bit that I have bought over the years, has worn out or broke within minutes of use. OTOH Dad has several INDESTRUCTIBLE Russian drill bits. All that stuff looks pretty much the same. Can you see the (lack of) pattern here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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