Vulkan was equipped with many finely crafted weapons built by his own hands. Most notable of these was the massive [[Thunder Hammer]] [[Dawnbringer]] and the [[Plasma Pistol]] ''[[The Furnace's Heart]]''. Before forging ''Dawnbringer'' (originally intended as a gift for [[Horus]]), Vulkan used the Hammer ''[[Thunderhead]]''. For protection he wore the Baroque [[Power Armour]] known as ''[[The Draken Scale]]'', which had built-in included the [[FlamerGauntlet of the Forge]]and [[Kesare's in its gauntletsMantle]]. {{fn|14}} 1,500 years later during the [[War of the Beast]], Vulkan wielded the hammer [[Doomtremor]].{{Fn|11}}

Many He forged thousands of unique and dangerous artefacts in his pieces lifetime, but charged the first [[Forgefather]], [[T'kell]], with destroying them as he departed for [[Dropsite Massacre|Isstvan V]].{{fn|14}} He conceded to allow T'kell to spare seven, which were to be locked away in the [[Wrought]] if Vulkan fell at Isstvan.{{fn|15}} These seven, along with the Gauntlet of wargearthe Forge and Kesare's Mantle worn by Vulkan at Isstvan, survived to become known as the nine [[Artifacts Artefacts of Vulkan]], and are still sought out today.{{Fn|5}}