Cleaned out a shed for an ol boy and found this odd shaped hammer. It is stamped with 3/4 and a makers mark which I can't make out, but thought someone here might know what it is and what it is used for?

Is the smaller rounder part three quarters of an inch? One of the experts will come along with a better idea. But to me it looks like a handled punch. The mushroomed larger part looking to be where the tool would have been struck.

Yes the round  part is 3/4 and indeed it has had the square end beat on. I didn't figure it was a blacksmithing tool, but could be wrong. It might become a blacksmiting tool though some day.

Eventlessbox nailed it.

Thanks guys! I guess I never seen one before. I will find a use for it.

A nice find to be sure. Just be sure to clean up the mushrooming. It can lead to easier chipping and is a safety concern. 

Ah yes, I remember what that is. I used one in Kindergarten to get those square blocks to fit into the round holes.

On 4/15/2019 at 11:05 PM, materman said:

Thanks guys! I guess I never seen one before. I will find a use for it

    I'd use it for punching. 

Pnut (Mike)

Like eventlessbox said fix the mushrooming and maybe rehandle it. That crack might hurt.

Edited May 15, 20197 yr by pnut

It is a handled punch, but it may or may not have been originally used for blacksmithing. Sometimes punches like that were used to knock bolts and alignment pins out of metal assemblies like machinery, bolted girders, railroad track splices, etc. 

It certainly can be used for smithing, however, but do grind off the cracked parts. You do not want a sliver of metal coming off and flying across the shop. My cousin Tommy almost lost an eye that way.

not hammer. looks like a drift to me.