setlab Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 I have this neat looking hammer thats been sitting around for awile, anyone have a idea on what it is for? The spiked end is a tapered octagon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 If is it really small,it can be geologist's hammer.Check in ,,Shawshank Redemption''. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inazuma_x Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 geologists' hammers look a tad different...the pick is usually quite broad...like a mini-mattock...this looks like something you could use to make an octagonal hole in stock...like a hole punch but easier to hold... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
setlab Posted October 20, 2008 Author Share Posted October 20, 2008 Its about 3-4 lbs, average hammer size. I actually bought it at a sofa quad state a long time ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nett Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 (edited) Looks like a pin, spike, ship, or a top maul, depending what shipyard you work in. We simple called it a 'top'. It is used to drive fasteners into the planking on wooden ships. Today, screw fasteners have mostly retired ship mauls. Edited October 20, 2008 by nett I think so Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hibjib10987 Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 It looks like a punch mahhe to me but the face that you would stike looks a little different than the ones i have seen but that is my two cents Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 setlab Please go to the green bar at the top of the forum and click user cp. Then add your location and save. We would like to know where in the world you are located. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 Sorry mate but geologist's hammers in the USA come both in a chisel end type and in a sharp point type, but this doesn't look like either one of them. I have a couple to go with my Geology degree including a hand forged one and an "eastwing" that rides in my truck just in case I need a hammer...both are sharp point type. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulF Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 I the 70s I was a journeyman shipfitter before I went back to school. If that hammer is in the 3-5 lb range it is exactly the pattern of a top maul. paulf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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