This stick with a piece of metal on the end is not a ball head hammer. Hickory stands on the stick with a knot. Must be an optional model. And I didn't have to pay anything extra! Does the bullet end look like a conical, pointed thing? The flat face is not at 90Β° to the grip. Whoever made this thing in CHINA has no idea what a ball head hammer is supposed to be. Now I know why my old one was stolen. Great Neck made good instruments a long time ago. That's why I ordered GreatNeck. So sad never again.