The Model 60 is a wood handled flint and steel fire starter. Total weight is about 3.3 ounces (about 92 grams). The striker can also be used to shave off shards of magnesium from the reverse side of the Flint rod. A few strikes later and you have ignited a 5400 degree magnesium fire that permits you to ignite even green or damp tinder. In a pinch you can even use the striker to shave off bits of the wood handle. The handle is made of a special oily wood that serves as excellent tinder.

Simple and Reliable, no extra weight of moving parts or springs to break like other spark generators.

The Model 60 comes with a 3/8" flint and a 5/8" magnesium core. The flint is good for 60,000 strikes and the magnesium for over 100 fire starts.

Use as a Signal:

* Shower of Sparks can be seen for 3 miles at night.
* Allows you to be located when boating, walking, hiking, hunting, or when your vehicle breaks down.
* Smoke-signal fires can be seen from several miles away.

Fire Starter

* Shave Magnesium into a quarter size pile. Place Fine Tinder on Magnesium. Scrape Flint into pile to ignite
* Flint Sparks at 1200 degrees F to ignite Magnesium or tinder
* Magnesium burns at 5400 degrees F making it possible to ignite green or damp tinder
* Sparks can light gas stoves, propane heaters, barbeques, etc.

Tips:

* Place tip of fire starter firmly on ground.
* Hold scraper at an angle to the flint
* For best results, flint bar should be nearly touching tinder.
* If scraper is lost, a knife, broken glass, chipped rock or any hard sharp edge will work to scrape magnesium flakes.
* Tinder Includes: moss, dead grass, pine needles, leaves, wood shavings, steel wool, cloth, paper, etc.
* In an emergency, shavings from the wood handle make excellent tinder

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