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product_id: 12216146
title: "ESTWING BIG BLUE Engineer's Hammer - 48 oz Sledge with Forged Steel Construction & Shock Reduction Grip - E6-48E"
brand: "estwing"
price: "B/.195"
currency: PAB
in_stock: true
reviews_count: 8
category: "Estwing"
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store_origin: PA
region: Panama
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# 48 oz forged steel power 70% vibration shock reduction Made in USA, premium quality ESTWING BIG BLUE Engineer's Hammer - 48 oz Sledge with Forged Steel Construction & Shock Reduction Grip - E6-48E

**Brand:** estwing
**Price:** B/.195
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> ⚡ Swing with power, precision, and zero shock – the hammer that works as hard as you do!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** ESTWING BIG BLUE Engineer's Hammer - 48 oz Sledge with Forged Steel Construction & Shock Reduction Grip - E6-48E by estwing
- **How much does it cost?** B/.195 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.com.pa](https://www.desertcart.com.pa/products/12216146-estwing-big-blue-engineers-hammer-48-oz-sledge-with-forged)

## Best For

- estwing enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted estwing brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Precision Balance:** Optimized weight and length for accurate, fatigue-free strikes.
- • **Versatile End Cap:** Durable nylon cap designed for tapping, setting, and digging without damage.
- • **Trusted by Experts:** The go-to hammer for geologists, contractors, and rockhounds worldwide.
- • **Shock Reduction Grip:** Patented dimpled vinyl handle cuts impact vibration by 70%.
- • **Unmatched Durability:** Forged from a single piece of solid steel for lifetime toughness.

## Overview

The Estwing Big Blue Engineer's Hammer is a 48 oz sledge crafted from a single piece of forged American steel, featuring a patented shock reduction grip that reduces vibration by 70%. Designed for professionals and enthusiasts alike, it offers exceptional balance, durability, and a versatile nylon end cap, making it the preferred choice for geologists, contractors, and rockhounds globally.

## Description

Estwing's Engineer's Hammer has a bonded and molded Shock Reduction Grip which offers the utmost in both comfort and durability, while reducing vibrations caused by impact. Estwing hammers are the only hammers that can make this claim. The head and handle are forged in one piece. This tool has unsurpassed balance and temper. Made in the USA using the finest American tool steel.

Review: Extremely useful for so many tasks - First, this hammer is not only well made, but perfectly balanced for an Engineer's hammer. An Engineer's hammer has a smaller face on the head than a normal drilling hammer, this one measuring at 1.625 inches. Its overall length is not 16, but 14.75 inches, and its head and throat (what most people simply call the "head") measure 5.125 inches long. This smaller face and longer head allows you to reach into places a hand sledge or drilling hammer would not, and it allows you to punch through rocks or split them with less force. I suppose it would be great as a demolition tool to loosen framing, but I haven't tried that. Second, as usual, Estwing designed this well: its balanced lets you hit your target more accurately, and though it's 4-lbs., it doesn't feel like it when you're swinging. There's no shock returned through the handle no matter how hard you strike. That's very, very rare. Third, it has a hard plastic end cap at the base of the handle where you can lean, position, tap, or dig without damaging the nylon handle. I love it and used it right away to drive spikes into 6x6" posts. I can't recommend it enough!
Review: Good value and quality - I was looking for a hammer of this weight (a little less than the 6 lb Groz sledge that I carry on the van) for thumping and bashing. I have an array of Estwing old school framing hammers, and others that I’ve owned and used for years. This hammer was also 1/2 the price of some of the other good quality 48 oz. hammers I was looking at.

## Features

- TOP CHOICE OF GEOLOGISTS WORLDWIDE – The single jack hammer of choice for rockhounds, prospectors & contractors across the globe.
- FORGED IN ONE PIECE – The most durable, longest lasting striking tools available are crafted from a single piece of solid steel and honed into the optimal design for use.
- PATENTED NYLON END CAP – Designed to with an ultra durable handle end for setting bricks and more.
- PATENTED SHOCK REDUCTION GRIP – Our molded vinyl creates a dimpled handle that is comfortable, durable & reduces impact vibration by 70%.
- MADE IN THE USA – Since 1923, our tools have been proudly crafted in Rockford, IL using only the finest American steel.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Brand | Estwing |
| Color | Blue |
| Grip Type | Shock Reduction |
| Handle Material | Alloy Steel, Alloy Steel |
| Head Material | Alloy Steel |
| Item Weight | 3 Pounds |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Estwing
- **Head Material:** Alloy Steel
- **Handle Material:** Alloy Steel, Alloy Steel
- **Color:** Blue
- **Item Weight:** 3 Pounds

## Images

![ESTWING BIG BLUE Engineer's Hammer - 48 oz Sledge with Forged Steel Construction & Shock Reduction Grip - E6-48E - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71Y45Sj2+TL.jpg)

## Available Options

This product comes in different **Size** options.

## Questions & Answers

**Q: It says 48 ounce. Isnt that a 3 pound hammer?**
A: 48oz/16oz(per pound) = 3lbs
Unless my math is wrong. If my math is wrong it is a 27lb hammer.

**Q: How can this be “made in the usa” if it says “country of origin china” in the description? the one i bought doesn’t have “estwing” on it anywhere**
A: Mine is made in the United States. I assume that they still are.

**Q: Is this 3 lbs total weight? Or just 3lbs for the head weight?**
A: The entire hammer weighs 3 pounds 14 oz. meaning the head weight must be 3 pounds.

**Q: Is the handle oil resistant?9**
A: I wouldn't soak it, but I use mine for automotive work all the time and it hasn't degraded at all

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Extremely useful for so many tasks
*by M***E on November 5, 2010*

First, this hammer is not only well made, but perfectly balanced for an Engineer's hammer. An Engineer's hammer has a smaller face on the head than a normal drilling hammer, this one measuring at 1.625 inches. Its overall length is not 16, but 14.75 inches, and its head and throat (what most people simply call the "head") measure 5.125 inches long. This smaller face and longer head allows you to reach into places a hand sledge or drilling hammer would not, and it allows you to punch through rocks or split them with less force. I suppose it would be great as a demolition tool to loosen framing, but I haven't tried that. Second, as usual, Estwing designed this well: its balanced lets you hit your target more accurately, and though it's 4-lbs., it doesn't feel like it when you're swinging. There's no shock returned through the handle no matter how hard you strike. That's very, very rare. Third, it has a hard plastic end cap at the base of the handle where you can lean, position, tap, or dig without damaging the nylon handle. I love it and used it right away to drive spikes into 6x6" posts. I can't recommend it enough!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good value and quality
*by D***I on March 29, 2025*

I was looking for a hammer of this weight (a little less than the 6 lb Groz sledge that I carry on the van) for thumping and bashing. I have an array of Estwing old school framing hammers, and others that I’ve owned and used for years. This hammer was also 1/2 the price of some of the other good quality 48 oz. hammers I was looking at.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "My Other Rock Hammer"
*by R***H on March 5, 2016*

I'm a geology student and I love to smash the diggity out of hard rocks with this thing. Don't get me wrong, the classic E-wing 22 is great for average use in weaker rocks, lighter too, but in a field area full of volcanics or tough seds you just need something... stronger. Occasionally you might get that end of the day meh mindset and feel the urge to randomly smack the facies off some brutally resistant quartzite, or bust some basalt right in the olivines, and this thing is perfect for that. I just wish E-wing made a version with a pointed tip for those occasions where you need to dig a bit or pry, maybe like a sledge-mattock but with the forged metal handle and quality construction instead of the insanely overpriced, overly long and fragile wood or fiberglass handle versions that are out there. Once I move on from the geology student world, I'm sure I'll still have this thing on me for weekend rockhounding trips. Unfortunately, I doubt there's many geologists left in the world that still use rockhammers more than computers, kind of a bummer since it's so much fun to smash rocks and call it "work".

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*Last updated: 2026-01-27*