Found this strange hammer while thrifting today. Anyone help ID its intended use?

[toomanytoyzz]

I stumbled upon this beauty while at the local flea market today. Anyone know it's intended use? I thought it was a dead blow style hammer, but just missing the cap on the one end. It may be but this is a heavy hammer and unless the piece that would fit over it was super strong you'd be busting it all the time. Maybe that's why it's missing if indeed it is that style.

 

[Wrench97]

Looks like it's what is left of a soft faced mallet.

 

[DieselSaves]

I’ll second Wrench. Pull the rubber off and that’s what left.

 

[Dumber than lumber]

I’ll second Wrench. Pull the rubber off and that’s what left.

Be sure to use a condom?

 

[crguy]

It takes a big rubber tip. Looks like it's been pretty well beat up.

 

[Tools4Me]

Your hammer was probably originally sold as a tire hammer. That's what I usually see them marketed as. Ken Tool is probably the main maker of them today for professional users. It visually looks like your hammer might be an old Ken Tool model T33R. If your hammer is a T33R or similar hammer, T11RH is the rubber face your would need to get it up and running again.

Replacement Rubber Heads – Ken-Tool

www.kentool.com

I'm not sure if the more commonly available Vaughan RM24TB or RM24TW rubber replacement heads would fit your hammer or not.

People often buy these hammers at garage sales and use them in their shops as general use hammers. I don't do that personally, because I like my hard and soft faced hammers to be separate from each other. When one face is steel and one is soft on the same hammer, it's a little too easy to accidentally use the wrong hammer face if you aren't paying attention.

 

[Jland]

Is it actually steel or a non maring material like bronze? While my first thought was the soft face idea too I wonder why the “nub” is off center?

 

[vssjim]

Ken Tool sold them a regular hammer one side rubber boot on the other.

 

[seber]

Flooring hammer. The rubber end was for hitting the flooring nailer. The steel is for bucking with a piece of scrap.

 

[toomanytoyzz]

I will throw it in the box and maybe find the replacement part one day. I got it for $1 so I thought it was a no-brainer even in its current condition. I even have a NOS hickory handle that should fit.