HAND FORGED by Andrew Kirkham - Traditional 'Twisted Tang' Fire Steel With
HAND FORGED by Andrew Kirkham - Traditional 'Twisted Tang' Fire Steel With
HAND FORGED by Andrew Kirkham - Traditional 'Twisted Tang' Fire Steel With
HAND FORGED by Andrew Kirkham - Traditional 'Twisted Tang' Fire Steel With

Traditional Twisted Tang Flint & Steel Striker with Crook Curl - Hand Forged
Flint & Steel Striker - New
£22.00

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fire a k twisted tang with crook traditional fire steel for beaver bushcraf

Traditional Hand Made 18th Century Twisted Tang Fire Steel by Andrew Kirkham

with Crook Curl Detail

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Beautifully Styled Traditional Twisted Tang Fire Steel
Beautiful Crook Curl Detail
Circa 18th Century
Great for Traditional ‘Flint & Steel’ Fire Lighting
Hand Made by Andrew Kirkham
Beautifully Hand Forged in the UK
Easy to hold and use
High spark yielding
A 2,000 year old fire making technology
Measures Approx : 79mm x 45 mm x 3.5mm (=/-)
Ideal for Bushcraft Enthusiast, Survivalists, Re-enactors,
And Budding Pioneers

500-Andrew Kirkham Fire Steel Close up b This beautifully styled Stuart or Georgian ‘U’ 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 ‘U’ 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.

These extremely well made Fire Steels were made for us by the much-valued blacksmith Andrew Kirkham who specialises in historical replicas.

PLEASE NOTE: The Fire Steel dimensions will vary as this is a hand made item as will the details seen in the photos as each item is made by hand. Please note no other item is included in this listing.

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: