One of two fire-steels from graves of warriors of the Frankish Period in Southern France

PART OF:: Bryant and May collection of fire-making appliances.

Made:: Bow

[One of] Two Fire-steels (lengths about 3 1/4 ins) from graves

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[One of] Two Fire-steels (lengths about 3 1/4 ins) from graves
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[One of] Two Fire-steels (lengths about 3 1/4 ins) from graves of warriors of the Frankish Period in Southern France; slender; (reversed) C-shaped; both much oxydized and broken; probable date 500-600 A.D. France.

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Category:: Firemaking

Object Number:: 1937-682/325

type:: firesteels

credit:: Wilkinson Sword Ltd.

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