The invention refers to a mallet, in particular for comminution devices with a rotor or at least one shaft, on or at which the mallet (1) can be fastened, consisting of a basic element (2) provided with a through bore hole (B), wherein the through bore hole (B) is provided for connecting the mallet (1) with the rotor or the shaft, and a cutting insert (3) that can be connected releasably/fixedly with the basic element (2) by at least one form-locking connection (V) as well as by at least one connecting means (4), the connecting means (4) exerts power (P) drawing or pressing the cutting insert (3) in the form-locking connection (V) of the basic element (2).The invention is characterized in that referring to the power (P) a power (P1) results drawing or pressing the cutting insert (3) in a sloping angle (α) with reference to an axis (Y) of the mallet (1) and a symmetry axis (A) of the connecting means (4) essentially parallel to the axis (Y) in the basic element (2).