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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Conder101, post: 1093465, member: 66&quot;]Probably done by a soldier or sailor and contemporary to the time of issue.&nbsp; It looks well done and the fact that it was never finished probably means that the person making it was never able to finish it.&nbsp; As to the spoon not being much of a hammer, I understand that these were usually hammered with a tablespoon not a regular teaspoon, and if you have every seen a tablespoon from that time you would find that are considerably &quot;heftier&quot; than today&#039;s silverware.&nbsp; Also usually you didn&#039;t want a heavier hammer for making these.&nbsp; Too heavy a hand on the hammering can lead to a &quot;lumpy&quot; ring with flat spots, uneven rims on either side of the central plain, and one rim or the other being hit an bent down instead of staying even.&nbsp; The walker shows evidence of what can happen when the process is rushed.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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