Quote Originally Posted by Dreadbelly
The back of that hammer is a can opener. Somebody encased in a suit of gothic field plate is a tough nut to crack. Just hook it in to a crease, and start leveraging with the long handle to get to the nut inside.
With the original Lucerne hammers (hammers shaped not unlike that hammer walking stick but used in medieval/rennaissance combat) the pointy end would actually penetrate armor if swung hard enough. It was one of the many anti-plate armor tools used by warriors of that era. I'm not sure THIS version would do that, but then, it wouldn't have to, given the lack of plate armor usage in the world today. If it came right down to it, that pointy end could do plenty of damage to a would-be attacker.