Reddit reviews Stubai 100503 Joiner's Hammer 25 mm, Black/Red/Beige
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Lacquered, slightly flared handle of selected woodHead conforming to DIN 5109Size: 25mm
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It's French. I would not be surprised if it was strictly an aesthetic thing.
As I discussed in another post, the short dimension between the face and handle centerline on traditional French hammers throws me off, I guess because I have been using hammers with a longer dimension for so long. I do have one which I thought was a French pattern that I have been using for close to two decades, only to discover in the last couple of years that in fact it is not French at all. It is something called a joiners hammer and I have no idea how it is supposed to be used. It sounds like something to do with carpentry or cabinet making. It looks like this:
http://www.amazon.com/Stubai-Joiners-Hammer-14-Oz/dp/B0056O37X2/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1462083228&sr=8-4&keywords=joiners+hammer
It seems like the proportions are very similar to the hammer you made. The description says the pein is used for starting small nails but in truth it seems ill suited for those purposes. It does have a face/centerline dimension that is very similar to the Swedish forging hammers I have been using for a very long time. I use it for very light work and for planishing.