Hammer

The Hammer is one of the original weapons from Ankoku Ryū to Hikari no Tsurugi, although it doesn't appear again after that until Thracia 776. It has the ability to do triple damage to armored units. Like most axe comparisons to their sword and lance counterparts, the Hammer is stronger than the Heavy Spear and the Armorslayer but has less accuracy, especially in Sword of Seals, where its hit is only 45. It can be really good against knights, since they only wield lances, giving you a weapon advantage in addition to the Hammer's effectiveness.

Stats in Ankoku Ryū to Hikari no Tsurugi
Type: Axe Level: 2 Mt: 6 Hit: 70 Crt: 0 Wt: 6 Use: 40 Rng: 1 Worth: 300 Effect: Effective against Armour Knights and Generals.

Stats in Thracia 776
Type: Axe Rank: C Mt: 12 Hit: 50 Crt: 0 Wt: 18 Use: 20 Rng: 1 Worth: 1200 Effect: Effective against armoured units.

Stats in Sword of Seals
Type: Axe Rank: D Mt: 8 Hit: 45 Crt: 0 Wt: 15 Use: 20 Rng: 1 Worth: 800 Effect: Effective against Knights and Generals.

Stats in FE7-FE9
Type: Axe Rank: D Mt: 10 Hit: 55 Crt: 0 Wt: 15 (20 in Path of Radiance) Use: 20 Rng: 1 Worth: 800 WEXP: 2 Effect: Effective against armoured units.

Stats in Radiant Dawn
Type: Axe Rank: D Mt: 13 Hit: 60 Crt: 0 Wt: 17 Use: 20 Rng: 1 Worth: 800 WEXP: 2 Effect: Effective against armours.