Purpose of this hammer?

[dsch]

Besides the obvious of to hammer things. Does it have a specific job?

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/VTG-BRASS-OD...831?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item43ae3eb07f

 

[osborn.ozzy]

Looks like someones machine shop project.

 

[Outlawmws]

I would suspect it was made as a bung wrench for a recessed hex bung. Why make it onto a complete BP hammer head like that I have no clue, unless it was added on by a brazing process...

 

[Steve from Socal]

That looks like somebody's shop class project. That design sorta looks like a saw tensioning hammer. The saw hammers are steel and are used to straighten saw blades, they have a low crown wide face similar to the hammer shown.

Steve

 

[BDAZSVT]

I would suspect it was made as a bung wrench for a recessed hex bung. Why make it onto a complete BP hammer head like that I have no clue, unless it was added on by a brazing process...

I agree about the drum bung for use with chemicals since it is non sparking. Our paint shop requires all non sparking tools in the booths and mix rooms.

 

[davesnothere]

I agree, probably for dealing with explosive bungholes.

 

[Ratchet.]

I agree, probably for dealing with explosive bungholes.

lol!

looks like it just wasn't parted off, but yeah i agree its probably as a tool for opening barrels etc