Thread: War Hammers?
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Old 24th March 2011, 09:11 PM   #19
Carl M
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Originally Posted by fernando
Hi Carl M
Have you already handled a war hammer ... short or/and long shafted?
Hi Fernando,

As a collector, I have handled countless repros and numerous originals, both short and long hafted.

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Having swung a hammer for most of my years in construction I can tell you that a 32 ounce framing hammer given a longer handle would be quite enough to do serious damage to an armored opponent .

A picture of 'Old Faithful' .
Rick,

Haha! Definitely. Put a spike on the back and four raised points on the square head in the front and you will do even more! It is amazing how much force these can generate in the hands of someone who is used to swinging them. Add the fact that soldier carrying it has significant practice with it and you have a very dangerous individual.
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