29: A LATE 16TH TO EARLY 17TH CENTURY STEEL WAR HAMMER

The hammer head with peen to one side, spike on the other and incised line decoration topped by a rosette, the layered steel handle with rope twist trim just above the wood grip remains bound by rope twist steel.
Measures 21.5 x 5.5 x 1.25 inches.
Very good condition, noting the losses and insect damage to the wood grips as shown.
Provenance: The Russell Stover Candy family estate, Kansas City, Missouri.
$2,000 - $2,500