Wehrhafter Schmied, Bronze fountain in Jakobstraße, Aachen, Germany.

Wehrhafter Schmied is a bronze fountain on Jakobstraße in Aachen featuring a sturdy craftsman gripping a hammer and standing on a raised base. Water flows from multiple spouts around the figure, which stands about 13 feet (4 meters) tall with finely cast details throughout.

The fountain was commissioned in 1907 by the Verschönerungsverein, and Carl Burger's design won first prize among 29 entries. It was erected on 27 July 1909, cast by Bernhard Förster, on the site of a medieval atonement monument for Count William IV of Jülich, who was killed in 1278. The original monument, with four sandstone pillars and an iron cross, collapsed in 1666 and was removed around 1800.

The figure depicts the legendary Aachen smith who, according to local lore, killed Count William IV of Jülich during a riot in 1278. The city had to atone by erecting a stone monument on this spot, later replaced by Carl Burger's fountain. In 2012 workers at the Talbot rail factory adopted the smith as their emblem when protesting the plant's closure.

The fountain is located at the intersection of Jakobstraße and Klappergasse and remains accessible year-round with no restricted hours. The surrounding area offers parking and walking paths that make it easy to approach and view from multiple angles.

The bronze figure was removed for safekeeping in World War II and escaped the metal donation drive; it ended up under unexplained circumstances at the Talbot wagon factory on Jülicher Straße, where it stood as a "guard post" by the administration building. It was later stored and restored at the Suermondt Museum and re-erected without ceremony on 7 May 1947.