found near RR tracks

[mojjax]

I found this old hand forged hammer while MD'ing 100 yards from a RR trestle on the bank of small river . It weighs 3.5 lbs , 12'' tall . The claw is 5 3/4 '' . it looks real old .
Mojjax

 

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[omnicognic]

From the looks of it and the ring at the end of the handle, I'd guess it was lost by someone building the original bridge! The ring on the handle would be for hanging on a tool belt!(these days they have a hoop on a tool belt for the hammer) Great and interesting find! HH omnicognic 8)

 

[vic910]

What a great find! Congrats!

vicki

 

[weldermark]

kool hammer Mojjax.

Mark

 

[Leon]

What an awesome find!!! I would have to go with omnicognic, and say the samething, about it being one of the original tools used to build the trusle. Might even be a museum piece if the trusle has a lot of history...
Congrats!

 

[JARMAN]

Mojjax, Love the hammer,I collect old tools and love the old tool relic finds.I would check the old rail ties and look for some dated nails,would display nice with it.HH

 

[RI-JenW]

Very Cool

 

[rvbvetter]

Neat hammer!!! I was gonna say for bumpin train tires. WTG!! HH

 

[stoney56]

? ? ? ? ? ?Neat hammer!!!? ? ?I was gonna say for bumpin train tires.? ?WTG!!? ? HH

Or for knocking freeloaders off the train years ago.

 

[49er]

Great find, possible used to work on the cars or to knock bums off from under the train as suggested by rvbvetter. Any why it is a cool find.

 

[rvbvetter]

That was stoney56 post

 

[JARMAN]

Stoney like what you did with your train,keep it on the rails.

 

[rvbvetter]

Stoney; I agree. And check the tires now and then. HH

 

[tammahawk]

I found this old hand forged hammer while MD'ing? 100 yards from a RR trestle on the bank of small river . It weighs 3.5 lbs , 12'' tall . The claw is 5 3/4 '' . it looks real old .
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Mojjax

one of them ole train hammers they used to tie a rope to and drag it under the train to knock the bums off ?

 

[stoney56]

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
one of them ole train hammers they used to tie a rope to and drag it under the train to knock the bums off ?

I saw that movie too. If you let the rope out while the train is moving, that hammer would be deadly ricocheting off the rail bed, underside of cars, and such. Of course back then, the railroad dicks weren't as easy going.

 

[Colorado2]

Nice hammer Mo. I gotta get me one of those... It'll go great with the holes in my knees, the hole in my pocket and the hole in my head! Sweet find, keep doin' it~CO2

 

[gsmeiers]

I found this old hand forged hammer while MD'ing? 100 yards from a RR trestle on the bank of small river . It weighs 3.5 lbs , 12'' tall . The claw is 5 3/4 '' . it looks real old .
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Mojjax

Nice find!!!

I need to leave my front yard and go detect someplace else!!