September 10, 201411 yr Wow. I'd pick it up if the price was really good, but I'd rather have a proper swage block and not a home-made one. Wonder what they were making.
September 10, 201411 yr Might have been used (improperly, of course) under some type of large forging hammer or press. Takes a lot of "whomp" to generate that much damage.
September 10, 201411 yr Author Come on guys, price is only a mere $700....HW- I was thinking the same thing, it would be interesting to know how that got the way it is.It isn't easy to put that kind of "dent" in a 350# anvil.
September 10, 201411 yr Could that 'notch' have been deliberately removed? There is not enough displaced metal to have been forged down that deep. And you would have thought the tail section would have been bent or broken off. If it was cheaper, I would buy it for display in my museum.
September 10, 201411 yr It all looks very deliberate, not 'damage' per se, but a modification that was done for some specific purpose. A dedicated anvil for a particular repetitive task...
September 10, 201411 yr WAY over priced; should be about 50 cents a pound; but at 50 cents that is still a great usable anvil for a beginner.(Though I would be tempted to buy it for my wall of abused anvils...)I agree that it was done on purpose---it was a tool, they bought it and modified it to their purpose---and used it a lot from the subsequent wear indications. Their right.
September 10, 201411 yr Wonder if it might have been an improvised bottom die for a drop hammer with a dedicated progressive top die?
September 10, 201411 yr Maybe it's used to make horseshoes for horses with Lordosis! Thomas, i'd like to see some pics of that wall!
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