RUGER TITANIUM/ALUMINUM HAMMER

[T.A. WORKMAN]

Finally was able to add a rare Ruger Titanium/Aluminum Stiletto framing hammer to my tool collection.
Model AA-14MC - Tool Catalog # TI-1455 Titan - Length 17.5"- Head -14 Ounce's - Total Weight 1 LB.
Handle end cap #409.

Stiletto hammer collectors consider this model as one of the rarest production framing hammers made by Stiletto. The Aluminum handle was welded together from two pressed parts. The connection between the head and the handle were the downfall of this model & production was short lived. I'm not sure how many were made, and rumor had it that there were a few samples made in different colors, but no one has reported finding or seeing one. If anyone else has any other info please let me know.
Terry

Excellent info from a prior discussion on Stiletto/Ruger hammers.

Stiletto / Ruger Hammer Question

There is a guy on eBay selling a hammer head that does not appear to be titanium but is marked RUGER on one side. The titanium hammer heads that were made by Ruger before they stopped doing titanium casting were marked "RUGER TITANIUM". Does anyone know if Ruger cast stainless steel heads for...

www.rugerforum.com

 

[contender]

GREAT find there!

 

[frazier73]

Wow! Pretty amazing! I now own that hammer, I bought it off eBay a couple years ago! At least I think it's the one I got the number #409 is on the bottom of mine?

 

[T.A. WORKMAN]

I own this one pictured. You say yours has the #409 on the bottom also?
Any pictures?
Terry

 

[contender]

That is interesting. the number 409,, on more than one hammer MIGHT,, (and this is just a wild guess) just be the employee number of who welded the end cap or whatever.

 

[frazier73]

Yeah it's identical down to the number on the bar code!

 

[weaselmeatgravy]

A little off topic, but does anyone know the history about casting the weight into the head? Like this one says 14 OZ. I have a wood handled one of the same size but it has no weight shown. Did they only offer one style at first so no need to mark them? Kind of like the early Single Six and Blackhawk boxes when there was only one barrel length ???

 

[frazier73]

That is interesting. the number 409,, on more than one hammer MIGHT,, (and this is just a wild guess) just be the employee number of who welded the end cap or whatever.

I own this one pictured. You say yours has the #409 on the bottom also?
Any pictures?
Terry

There's a ruger for sale on eBay right now if anyone is looking for one? Pretty nice head condition.

 

[T.A. WORKMAN]

That is interesting. the number 409,, on more than one hammer MIGHT,, (and this is just a wild guess) just be the employee number of who welded the end cap or whatever.

Contender ,
That is a thought also!
Now that we have another hammer with the #409...possible lot number for an order?? Another train of thought that I have not followed up on yet is that I believe there was
a small number of Steel headed versions also. Did they have a number on the butt & was it the same ?

Terry

 

[frazier73]

That is interesting. the number 409,, on more than one hammer MIGHT,, (and this is just a wild guess) just be the employee number of who welded the end cap or whatever.

I own this one pictured. You say yours has the #409 on the bottom also?
Any pictures?
Terry

There's a ruger for sale on eBay right now if anyone is looking for one? Pretty nice head condition

 

[frazier73]

Contender ,
That is a thought also!
Now that we have another hammer with the #409...possible lot number for an order?? Another train of thought that I have not followed up on yet is that I believe there was
a small number of Steel headed versions also. Did they have a number on the butt & was it the same ?

Terry

Here's the ruger I got

 

[T.A. WORKMAN]

Thanks for your pictures, Good snag!
Best,
Terry

 

[Uncle Howie]

Finally was able to add a rare Ruger Titanium/Aluminum Stiletto framing hammer to my tool collection.
Model AA-14MC - Tool Catalog # TI-1455 Titan - Length 17.5"- Head -14 Ounce's - Total Weight 1 LB.
Handle end cap #409.

Stiletto hammer collectors consider this model as one of the rarest production framing hammers made by Stiletto. The Aluminum handle was welded together from two pressed parts. The connection between the head and the handle were the downfall of this model & production was short lived. I'm not sure how many were made, and rumor had it that there were a few samples made in different colors, but no one has reported finding or seeing one. If anyone else has any other info please let me know.
Terry

Excellent info from a prior discussion on Stiletto/Ruger hammers.

Stiletto / Ruger Hammer Question

There is a guy on eBay selling a hammer head that does not appear to be titanium but is marked RUGER on one side. The titanium hammer heads that were made by Ruger before they stopped doing titanium casting were marked "RUGER TITANIUM". Does anyone know if Ruger cast stainless steel heads for...

www.rugerforum.com

I have only a passing interest in most of Ruger collectibles or non-firearm items, but it's always interesting to see them, and learn about them.

What I think of, when I look at these pics:
1) My MKII frames are welded together, just like that handle!
2) THIS is the "WARNING" label that should have gone on the barrel, instead of the Ruger "paragraph" rollmark!