" Paladin " by Carlo Arellano.

German war hammer, 17th century

from Sofe Design Auctions

Tod Cutler – Italian 14th to 15th Century War Hammer – Dragon Hammer

This Italian medieval war hammer is based on a piece from the Venice Museum dated 1380.  Housed at The Museo Civico Correr in Venice, Italy. Francesco II da Carrara.  The original was a staff weapon at 20cm wide and this has been scaled down to be a hammer. War hammers generally had a faceted hammer for powerful concussive blows and a sharper pointed side which could be used for piercing and puncturing. Based on a piece from Venice Museum and dated 1380 . The head is cast bronze and steel and matched with a bronze end cap and all the components are securely fitted to a stout and robust ash hardwood haft.

War hammers generally had a faceted hammer for blows and a sharper pointed side which could be used for piercing/ripping.

The sword of the day is the war hammer.

Hammers are a common weapon on battlefields across the world. The weapon we’re discussing today, though, is the European war hammer. This weapon gained a huge amount of popularity in the late medieval period, as a direct result of advancements in armor. There are generally two ways to deal with a set of plate; either you can apply blunt-force trauma, or you can use a reinforced point to pierce it. The European warhammer offers both of these options, making it about the best anti-armor weapon on the battlefield. They tended to be much smaller than they are generally depicted as in fantasy media like D&D, since a weapon that can’t be used quickly isn’t particularly useful.

War hammer for foot combat, Southern Europe, circa 1440

from The Worcester Museum of Art : John Higgins Armory

"Dawnguard Hammer" (artists description, not mine)

Concept art for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Dawnguard DLC

Art by Lucas Hardi

I remember when I got into War hammer and I went to an official GW (game company who owns war hammer) workshop, and the guy was telling me about how I could make up my own faction and he was like "ya so a quick way to name them is- well whats your favorite animal? and my favorite is beavers, because during the winter they run little hotels for the other animals to hibernate in, so I said (forgetting that "beaver" has an alternate meaning) beaver, and he stopped and looked at me, slightly confused, then he asked what my favorite color was and I said red, and he was like "I guess you could uh... name them the red beavers..." and we just looked at eachother and I left without buying anything.

Tiny war hammer! I had to make the rivets myself from 12g house wire. This is going to be part of a gallery showing about tiny things, what should I make next?

Elaerys Brightmane, by luigiix

Sketch book knight.

Toa Dume

I’d prefer to remember him in his prime.

Source

Creator: TLROsborne

Glamrock Freddy, Warforged Barbarian

repost because I fixed his face

Since early man began to hunt humans have been inventing ever deadlier weapons. From deadly blades to crushing hammers and flaming arrows, these are 15 of the deadliest.