I know I've read that the English were fond of hammers with long spikes on the back. Mine is still unfinished. The head and spike is a single piece of solid rubber I cut down and shaped with a rasp. The hammer side is actually just for looks, as the business end is the beak. The rattan has a sleeve of rubber on it (from the remains of a blown bicycle tube). Nice grip.
It's got 1" thick piece of foam on the 2" x 2" flanged hammer head and a 3/4" thick disk of foam on the 4" long x 1.5" diameter beak. I haven't done anything with it because the marshals tend to bounce my mass weapons or atleast tell me I should have more then the required amount of foam on them.
They really hate blade heavy stuff.
This one weighs less then my kong mace (which has no foam at all on it), at 1.6 lbs. and I know the marshals would have a caniption if I whipped it out at practice. I can see them now "No! You have to wrap the whole head in a down pillow, covered with marshmellow whip and then bubble wrap it and bring it back to next practice and then maybe you can use it."
Not really, but many a truth is said in jest.
-Cian
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