The invention discloses a shear type metal damper. The shear type metal damper comprises a core plate, a lower connecting plate, a connecting sleeve and connecting pieces, wherein the connecting sleeve comprises an upper connecting plate and two wall plates, a plurality of position adjusting holes are formed in the wall plates, the connecting pieces penetrate through the position adjusting holes and the core plate, and gaps are formed between the connecting pieces and the position adjusting holes in the vertical direction. According to the shear type metal damper, the core plate is connected with the connecting sleeve through the connecting pieces, on the one hand, the connecting sleeve transmits shear force in the horizontal direction to the core plate through the connecting pieces, so that the core plate generates shear deformation, and on the other hand, when the damper is squeezed or stretched vertically, the core plate can generate relative displacement with the connecting sleevealong with the connecting pieces, so that the axial force is effectively released, the transmission of the shear force is not influenced, the adverse effect caused by vertical axial force is avoided,and the energy dissipation and damping capacity of the damper is improved, and the damper is used in the technical field of damping.