Schwaehn Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 Hey there, I'm new here. Like many others, I too bought an anvil and need help identifying it. It may (or may not) have a little bit of history in it that could be interesting (or not). I am located in Germany and the anvil i bought is definitely British. The shape is a classic "london pattern", just like a Brooks with a relatively thick heel. I'm pretty sure it's cast steel since the only hole is from the bottom straight up and the ring is fairly high pitch and long lasting. The only markings i could find are stamped on the opposite side of where you would normally expect the makers mark. They read as follows: RH 1 1/4 cwt 1945 -> So far I found out that the cwt is the weight (around 63.5kg) and 1945 is the manufacture date. The broad arrow denotes it was owned by the British military. No idea what RH means. I could not find a manufacturer with those initials. Maybe it means Royal Hussars but no idea if those even used anvils; and then the question of who manufactured it would remain. Would be interesting to find out where it was made, who made it and how it ended up here, especially because of the manufacturing date. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 We may need to find out who had the contract for military anvils back then. Definitely looks like cast steel and a good anvil. What are the results of the ball bearing test? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 Please don't let anybody do ANY more grinding on it. I've seen that double step before but can't recall the maker. Beautiful anvil, good score. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwaehn Posted June 23, 2020 Author Share Posted June 23, 2020 Weirdly enough I don't own a ball bearing, but my rounded hammer bounces off nicely when tapping it. I didn't do any of the grinding and don't plan on doing anything except wire wheeling and oil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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