Description: A VERY GOOD LARGE-SIZE 17TH CENTURY GERMAN/HUNGARIAN WAR-HAMMER, ca. 1650 (on VICTORIAN PERIOD WROUGHT IRON HAFT: In overall very good untouched condition. The 8" x 1 1/2", hand-wrought, forged-steel, Hammer-head with an integral rear pointed Armour-Piercing ”Crow’s-Break”. The Hammer-head and Crow's-Beak with smooth steel-gray surfaces and light evidence of use and wear. Retains a steel-gray age patina with scattered patches of discoloration and light pitting. Mounted on a later (Victorian Period?), heavy, wrought iron handle/haft made from several forge-welded twisted bars of iron. The base with an integral open suspension-loop and the handle/grip with twisted staves which terminate into a cylindrical apex-- for the attachment of the Hammer-head. Retains dark, untouched iron surfaces with a nicely aged patina, evident hammer/forge marks and somewhat coarse/rough surfaces. In overall very good condition and a classic example of an early 17th Century Eastern German/(Polish/Hungarian) Military Horseman’s War Hammer, ca. 1650. Overall length, 23".www.ambroseantiques.com
Price: 1950 USD
Location: Monroe, Connecticut
End Time: 2024-10-10T21:07:24.000Z
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Theme: Medieval
Original/Reproduction: Original
Material: Steel
Country/Region of Manufacture: Hungary
