Want A Double Headed War Hammer

Uath

Uath

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I'd love to have a double-headed war hammer made. Here's my criteria:

1) Forged 1095 steel
2) Differentially heat treated
3) Not too heavy (Less than 2lb head)
4) Made to fit a standard Cold Steel Tomahawk handle
5) I would like to spend less than $200
6) Short compact head (Like a Lineman's hammer)

Here's how I'd like the shape to be:

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This would have to be quality
 
That would be awesome! I have been feeling a need for a warhammer lately (I blame Game of Thrones). What length handle are you thinking of putting it on?
 
The only down side with fitting it for a CS handle is that the handles are kind of svelt for a war hammer!

I have one of their 34 inch handles mounted to my spike hawk. It feels pretty light.

The handles that came on the spike hawk are thicker (the longer handle feels like they took too much off the middle).

the 22 inch handles, and 19 inch handles they used to use were a bit thicker in the middle! That might just be a fluke for me, though.

The spike hawk on that long handle is actually a lot faster than I expected.
 
I was thinking of the 22" CS handle. Remember, the head is only 2lbs, or less. I've wanted something like this for a long time. There are all kinds of war hammers with the traditional spike on one end. I know this is historically accurate for dealing with plate armor.

I'm going for a more ancient look, a double-headed hammer that's along the lines of a simple ball mace. I'll go ahead and admit that Thor has a lot to do with it.

When I say 1095 steel, I'm not really that particular, 1055, or whatever, as long as it's non-stainless, non-brittle, high carbon. I know it's kind of light for a war hammer, but one reason I've always liked the trail Hawk best is its light weight.

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I guess the spike would be more usefull and more historically accurate or whatever but those symetrical ones look better. I would hang it like an ordinary hammer so I could get the shape of the handle the way I like it.
 
War hammers ARE kind of designed to split skulls. I don't now why the large opening for a tomahawk handle is important to me. It just is. Seems weird that we would design something that might fly off the end of a stick. That's why I like the Tomahawk mounted method, with a large opening.

I've looked all over. It seems there isn't much historical precedent for double-headed war hammers. Still, Thor (Dunar) was described as using one (and yes, it was described as being double-headed). It's argued that Thor's hammer was both tool and weapon. I know we're talking about an imaginary thing here. Still, there would have to be SOME of them in use. Who knows, I just think it's cool.

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I had reason to go through a list of axe and knife factories from the 40s and where Im at there were lots of them. I started wondering why I never saw any of these more obscure brands and my guess would be that most of them are simply gone. Thats 60 years and the record is sketchy.

I belive people went to war with whatever they had access to, where used to and whatever their culture and tradition regarded as most appropriate. Our knowledge of the specifics is sparse, at best.
 
I could make one with 4140 HT on a lathe and mill but it would pretty much have to have a straight hole. 4140 HT is pre hardened to about 32RC.

I like this idea though, I made my brother a scale hammer of Thor when I was in school, just mild steel but it put the idea in my head.
 
Still no actual double-headed war hammers have I found a picture of. Oh well, I hope you guys don't mind if I bump this (just one time I promise). Just to make it worth your while, I will post a pic of a dwarf holding a (Comically too large) war hammer. Go D&D:

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Hey Uath,
Have you found anyone to make your war hammer yet? I'll give it a shot. If you want to talk about it send me a PM.
Thanks,
 
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