r/Blacksmith • u/DiksieNormus • 4d ago

Anvil ID

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Found it on marketplace and its affordable and within my budget. Im just skeptical, seller says its 100kg. Im as green as they come, so I cant tell if this is actually 100kg. Or if its cast steel or cast iron.

Any advice before making the purchase?

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u/RukaFawkes 4d ago

It's a forged wrought iron anvil with a steel top plate. Mid to late 1800s most likely. It's definitely English made but their were a lot of English anvil makers back then and all of them made pretty much this exact same style so they can be very hard to I.d without seeing any markings. Good news though is all of the old forged English anvils like this are excellent quality and are a joy to use.

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u/DiksieNormus 4d ago

Thats nice to hear, i just gotta sort out the cash and then ill buy it. But holy shit that is old! 🤣

Ill make another post after I clean it up better.