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Roman 2 piece steel hammer 240g weight compiegne gaul find

a Roman period hand forged 75g hammer with a 10mm square strike face and 12x5mm pein face set in a steel shaft 20mmx5mm thick with welded top 9in imitation of fire welding) based on the roman period find from compiegne in france (Roman Gaul, find 28998; illustrated in; Catalogue illustré du Musée des antiquités nationales au château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, par Salomon Reinach. There are a number of one piece steel/iron hammers from the Roman period. made from water quenched S275JR steel with a total weight including handle of 250g, presumed light metalworking or woodworking use (possible jewellery use). made in Sheffield England by Daegrad Tools