Fire-steel forming back of horn-handled pocket-knife (length 3 1/8 ins)

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

Made:: Bow and Bow and

Fire-steel forming back of horn-handled pocket-knife (length 3

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Fire-steel forming back of horn-handled pocket-knife (length 3
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Fire-steel forming back of horn-handled pocket-knife (length 3 1/8 ins), having one blade and a pipe-prick. Germany. [NB: one of eight specimens (nos. 512-519). Five are ordinary pocket-knives, the backs of which are either intended for use as fire-steels or have been used as such. In the case of the other three, the back of the knife-blade has been so used.]

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Category:: Firemaking

Object Number:: 1937-682/513

type:: firesteels

credit:: Wilkinson Sword Ltd.

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