Arrived very poorly packaged in a crap box with no packing material.This anvil is both cast and steel. The casting marks are clear however it is cast solid steel and not hollowform cast iron. Is it forged? Meh. Is it heat treated? Also. Meh.The top surface is a ground finish. The edges are rough, pitted, and sharp. A little grinding on the sides gets you down to clean metal and you can then break the edges to a well rounded shape.The horn is covered with a thick coat of paint with deep pitting beneath. It took some effort with a variety of flap discs, mill files, and sandpaper to remove the pitting but the steel beneath is solid.All in all. Not a bad little anvil for working at a small scale. I give it a four out five because it is about the only anvil available in this weight, and the price is okay but it does need some work to bring it up to an acceptable working state.