Great for what you pay for. This is a really well balanced hammer perfect for the gunsmith. I unscrewed the hammer tips and found some rust on the surface as reported by another reviewer. This is irrelevant. If you can rub off the rust and reveal the raw metal underneath, it is just surface wear and will not affect the hammer's ability to function. and tightened it. Now he's hard as a rock. Now I can really mourn things without worrying about the hammer falling apart.