If you need one of the best hammers, look no further. When I was a child my father had an Estwing hammer which I have now and for many years he believed that all hammers should be made this way. But most of them aren't, and many of them seem cheap. After someone took my old bullet trap hammer (not Estwing) and never returned it, I figured it was time to upgrade it. When I opened the package I was not disappointed. It's more expensive, but in this case you get what you pay for. That's the real deal.