MEDIEVAL STONE MASON’S HAMMER, 11th -14th CENTURY

The period of greatest production of castles and the later cathedral period. 6” length with chamfered edge square section hammer and chisel/pick back. Rectangular eye below two crisp armorer’s marks. Excellent excavated condition. These were used on scaffolding at great height. When the handles broke, the heads fell to the mud below and were buried until modern metal detecting technology allowed their recovery.