Hammer

The hammer is a fairly strong but slow weapon which offers a useful combo. Its primary use however is to salvage for tools, of which it is the best source in the game.

Locations

Found in containers and from infecteds.

Zone	Salvageable	Location
Sacramento Suburbs	Rarely/Never	«Meadowview Community Center», first building east of spawn, on a carpet.
		«John Sutter residential area», second building east of spawn, outside building beside a broken window.
		Construction area between Marcy Holden and SP - Terrace Garden, beside the leaking water.
		«South district», on the floor between fast food and school bus, in the south of SP - Terrace Garden.
		«Branford residency», in the garage on a shelf, near Sophie Pearson
	Often	SP - Delta-9, on a table next to the elevator just outside.
		SP - Valley Station, on the floor at the campsite.
Bodega Bay	Often	«Lost Pine Carpentry», north building of Abbi Webster two on a wall shelf and another on a table.
Santa Rosa	Often	SP - Car Dealership, on a shelf in the north corner.
Mazon College	Rarely/Never	Outside in the west of SP - Sporting Goods, near the traffic lights.
		«[1F] College main building»,east of 1F main building on the floor in the music room.
		«[2F] College main building»,2F main building on a desk in the first room on the right.
		Near the stairs to the SP - Elisa Boston, just outside the hole in the wall.
	Often	SP - Elisa Boston, in the room left of the crate on a table.
Sunset Mall	Often	«Shops under construction», one with Brayden Reid and another across building in the floor.
	Rarely/Never	«"Dailyneed" Grocery store», on a shelf in the supermarket before SP - Supermarket Freezer.
	Sometimes	«"The tool cabinet», on the table and on a shelf, in the west of «Palm tree area».
	Rarely	«Junk shop for survivor», on a shelf, in the east of «Palm tree area».
	Sometimes	«Pipeboy Plumbing supplies», the room before enter SP - Hotel Suites.
	Often	SP - Hotel Suites secret, in the room beside the crate, between two lamp.
Walker River	Rarely	«Grocery store without products», first store south west of spawn on a shelf.
		«Walker River»,near dog Walker (Plush), about halfway down the south side of the river, on the ground next to a table.
		«Walker River», in the east of «Meteorological Center» beside the river, under a water tank.
	Often	SP - Wrecking Yard, in the building beside the entry door.
	Sometimes	«City», in the last house on the right side of the main street.
	Rarely	«Meteorological Center», outside the building beside a satellite dish, in the north east of Jenny Holden.
		A small building in the east of «North Station», on top of a shelf.
	Sometimes	«North Station», a red car beside the sign of gas station and another behind gas truck.
		«Remains of Survivor Organization», camp zone, west of Shelton Jr..
Arizona Jurassic Museum	Often	«Excavation site», in the southern sac of the eastern excavation bed.
	Rarely	In the south of «Snackosauru» and in the north of Louise Galler.
Highway 99	Rarely/Never	«Find peace», on a car between 2 red car close to spawn.
	Often	SP - Plateau Garage, in front of the crate on a red shelf.
	Sometimes	«Free Workforce», on a table in clothes factory the building across of SP - Death Row.
	Often	SP - Prison Boiler, «Cells abandoned to their fate», on a bed in the first cell.
Blue Mesa	Often	«Brown's : Convenience & Fuel» On a shelf inside the gas station, and on a table outside in the east.
	Rarely	«Infested bunker» In the basement of gas station, on a shelf beside a research workshop.
		«Care and maintance building», west building same level as SP - Shooting Range, in the pipe room on a table.
"John Crook" Farm	Sometimes	Before the corpse quest on a shelf beside the restroom.

Trivia

During beta you used to be able to combine certain items in your inventory to create others. Hammer could be crafted by combining a wooden plank with an industrial metal piece.