<html> <body> Hi, Dave, I remember having one of these, too - except that I am pretty sure it was a Schaff...made to look/feel largely like a Hale, but was not.  The tooling was not as clean, and the knurling on the locking collar was larger and more coarse.  Maybe a Schaff extension from an earlier period would fit?  What are the dimensions of what you have? Best. Horace At 07:39 AM 12/13/2004, you wrote: <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">List, I think it was old when my original mentor found it inside an old grand nigh on 30 years ago.  It's a Hale hammer with a Rosewood handle.  I've been using it off and on since then as my primary hammer. The odd thing about it is that it has a hex extension.  This was not the normal for Hale hammers, which have cylindrical shafts according to Don, the tech at Schaff.  I've tried the extension in my Schaff hammer, it was too large.  So until my new hammer arrives--hopefully today--I'm using my reserve, which is a mini extension hammer.  This is not the greatest for leverage, as it is both short AND light. Does anyone know where to find hex extensionsthat would fit a Hale handle?  I'd love to keep my old hammer functional if possible.  It's my buddy....:-( Thanks in advance, Dave Stahl </blockquote></body> </html>