Hello, so I got this hammer today at an antique store for $4. No clue what its originally for but I figured I could find a use for it and hey the price was right... Any ideas?

I have seen old cobblers hammers that looked very similar to this, not saying that's what it is but that is what it reminds me of.

Looks like an old english pattern cabinet makers hammer to me to set small brads you held them between thumb and forefinger and let the crosspeen slip between your fingers till the brad was set.

Looks like a farrier's driving hammer for installing horseshoe nails.  Just a guess.

Awfully long offset, isn't it?

 

Ever say I wouldn't touch that with a 10 ft. pole? This is the hammer you would hit the pole with.

I think that Thomas Powers hit the nail on the head, pun intended. We call them Warrington hammers or pin hammers. The thin peen was supposed to hit the brad head, not your fingers.

 

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Ya thats what I thought too, Im half tempted to anneal down the flat head and use it as a handled hot punch...

Find a pretentious cabinet maker and trade them out of some smithing equipment they might have found...