Classic Straight Tang 'R' Shaped Flint & Steel Fire Striker (85-1300) - Large

Traditional Styled 17th -18th Century Straight Tang Fire Steel (85-1300)

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• Beautifully Styled Traditional Straight Tang Fire Steel
• 17th - 18th Century English Style
• For Traditional ‘Flint & Steel’ Fire Lighting
• High carbon Steel
• Made in the UK
• Large Version 
• Easy to hold and use
• High spark yielding
• A 2,000 year old fire making technology
• Measures Approx: 100mm x 38 mm x 3.5mm
• Ideal for Bushcraft Enthusiast, Survivalists, Re-enactors,
• And Budding Pioneers

This beautifully elegant styled Stuart or Georgian ‘R’ style Fire Steel was popular during the 17th to 18th Century and many that have been found are made from old Files. Recycling steel in this way could dramatically reduced the cost of making them since high quality steel was still, at the time, relatively hard to manufacture. The simple ‘R’ design was most probably used because it is one of fastest and simplest ways to turn spent Files into useful and resalable goods. This being done by simply drawing out the end of broken File into a long narrowing tang, curling the very end to form a small circle and then bending the tang over to form a ‘U’ shape. Some people call them 'R' shaped, others a 'U' shape, depending on how you look at them. We personally prefer to hold our 'R' shaped Fire steels upside down as we find its easier to strike when used with a sharp piece of flint and some tinder.

Please note no Flint or tinders are included in this listing but these can be bought separately via the drop down menus. Or if you want to add one of our Starter Tinder Pouches or tinderboxes these can also be ordered via our drop down menus.  Any other items seen in the photos are for display only. This listing is for 1 x Fire steel only.

Tinder Pouch Starter Kit (Optional Extra)

Why not add to your traditional styled Fire Steel with one of our Tinder Pouch Starter Kits that contains everything that you would need to start creating fires the way our ancestors did for over 2,000 years? This simple Tinder Pouch Starter Kit contains everything that you would require to turn your Fire Steel into a Traditional Tinder Pouch.

Kit Contents:

• Beaver Bushcraft Natural Cotton Drawstring Pouch 
• Natural Norfolk Flints
• Natural Amadou Tinder
• 100% Cotton Char Cloth
• Jute Tinder Rope
• Sulphur Spills
• How to look after and use your Traditional Fire Steel Instructions sheet

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