My grandfather is in his early 70's and he has an Estwing with a leather grip that he's been using since he was a teenager.  The grip is a little worn now, but that's to be expected after using it nearly every day for 50+ years.  I saw the very reasonable price of this Estwing with the leather grip and I had to pick this up.  My only complaint is the stickers.  I don't understand why they would take a beautiful hammer and cover it in stickers that leave sticky glue behind.  I know stickers exist that can be peeled off with almost no residue left behind, why not use those? Anyway, this is a fantastic hammer that will last you a lifetime if you take care of it.  Hell, it will last you a lifetime even if you don't take good care of it.  But Estwing, for the love of everything holy, lose the stickers.