Hand-forged fire steel (strike-a-light, flint striker) after a viking age find from Denmark.
With this striker, a piece of flint-stone, and some dry tinder (straw, wood shavings, reed mace seed, tinder fungus, charred linen, or the like), all it takes is a little practice and a few strikes to start a fire the medieval way.
This reproduction is hand-forged from high carbon-steel. A little rust is normal and can be removed by regular use, or with some steel-wool.
Dimensions: 8.5 x 3 cm