There’s nothing “misleading “ regarding what you’re referring to. I’m a third generation carpenter with three decades of carpentry in the professional industry under my belt & worked with & for my father & grandfather in this trade since I could barely walk. There is absolutely nothing misleading about the purpose of a metal bodied hammer being more suited for “prying &/or heavy duty use” that is exactly correct. ‘Case & point’, concrete foundation work. As it clearly states & you quoted, “prying” is its most obvious & biggest benefit, thus you will not break the handle…Regardless of how you swing &/or abuse it, it will survive. & although it is suited for such ause & abuse, it is still the same essential size as any other conventional hammer. In fact you can find an Estwing in just about any & every size, in both straight & curved claw. To further correct you, the reason the Lineman’s hammer & the Sledge are commonly found with a wooden handle (tho these days less-so, given the increasingly ubiquitous nature & decreasing cost of composites etc) is because they’re not fir prying at all. Arguably 99% of broken handles are due to heavy prying. THUS exactly what the aforementioned information states, verbatim. However, there is the single percentile of incidents where an individual swings violently (generally during “demo work” & misses the intended object (or not) & strikes the handle on concrete or metal or any inanimate object of greater density & snaps the slender wooden handle. Ergo, lineman & sledge hammers are strictly (as clearly stated) are better suited for blunt force &/or increased energy in, not only a single, but less violent swing/blow. Vis-à-vis, the majority of the time, nothing more than a wooden handle is necessary. Not to mention, any kind of ‘real man’ enjoys & prefers the classic simplicity & historic nature of a good ol wooden handled hammer.. Insert raspberry here