The Vaughan R404ML Steel Eagle Curved Claw Hammer is a 22-ounce all-steel framer with a milled face, a curved claw for nail-pulling leverage, and Vaughan’s Shock Block grip system that absorbs the strike vibration steel-handle hammers are notorious for. The milled head bites into nails to prevent the slip-off that polishes off straight nails on a green-stud framing day.
Use it for framing, sheathing, deck work, demolition where the curved claw lifts nails clean, and any heavy strike-frequency work where the 22-ounce head adds drive without the extra reach a 24-ounce framer demands. The forged single-piece steel construction eliminates the head-to-handle joint failure point a wooden or composite handle eventually surrenders.
Vaughan & Bushnell has been forging hammers in Hebron, Illinois since 1869 and remains the largest American striking-tool manufacturer still operating in the United States. The R404ML carries Vaughan’s lifetime warranty against defects in material and workmanship.
