Hammer?
 

Hello:

I am hoping to gain some information on this hammer which I own. Not sure whether a tool or something else. Head is hand forged and haft, although hand carved, likely a replacement. Haft is thin at the base. If a tool, no mushrooming at all. Bears some resemblance to a war hammer.

Dimensions:

Head is 10 inches
Overall length is 27 inches
total weight is 3 Ibs

Thank you

Looks like my grandfather's prospecting pick, circa 1900.

Geologists hammer.

Then a case for the Miscellania forum ;).

typical and standard archaeological one and comes standard with a chisel.
Can be found / seen at any site

thank you for the information. Looks identical, right down to the machined steel and rubber handle.

Some sort of spike driving hammer? As in railroad work, though for that it is a few pounds too light for a spike that big? The octagon shaped head would not lend itself to stonework. the head of a mason's hammer is used to shape brick and stone with the edge like a set chisel.

Idea #2: Could the spike be used to move logs around and the hammer be used to make log rafts? Setting log dogs?

Nice hammer. A real head scratcher.

Here is another image of the head.

Kind of a knife shaped or dagger blade.

here is another image of the head...typical and standard archaeological one