Trust the good ol’ ball peen hammer - best modern substitute for a medieval war hammer. Though I guess you could up the nasty by squaring off the head and putting a point on it if that’s your jam.
And skulls. Saw a doco about the battle of Tothill Fields (one of the bloodiest in UK history) - the skulls with the square holes punched through them were victims of a war hammer in action.
It’s looking very good!
Maybe some oil on it? I once restored an axe head in a similar way and was told that sanding it back to shiny would let it corrode again
I used a long oil soak on my Dad’s old hammers before any sanding. But hammers aren’t intended for sharpening.
Sharpened hammers… 🤔
The hot new weapon for the next horror movie
Was trying to make a TMBG ref. Guess out of sync
Oops, sorry! I know the band but always miss references because I live under a rock
Trust the good ol’ ball peen hammer - best modern substitute for a medieval war hammer. Though I guess you could up the nasty by squaring off the head and putting a point on it if that’s your jam.
Medieval weapons already had that covered 😬
It was designed to pierce armour
And skulls. Saw a doco about the battle of Tothill Fields (one of the bloodiest in UK history) - the skulls with the square holes punched through them were victims of a war hammer in action.
Ooh I was supposed to before but forgot. thanks for the reminder lol chucked some wd40 on for now.