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Offline White Falcon

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Looking for the maker.
« on: March 10, 2026, 11:11:54 pm »
They don't sspark with chert. Is there a way to tell if they are made from a file or cold rolled steel? Could they be hardened so I could use them for flint and steel. I got these in a trade. Anyone know the maker?
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Offline sleek

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Re: Looking for the maker.
« Reply #1 on: March 10, 2026, 11:44:11 pm »
Could be made from anything but thats a common style to make from railroad spikes.if you run a file across the bag dose it dig in or skate off? That will tell you if its hardened at least.
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Offline White Falcon

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Re: Looking for the maker.
« Reply #2 on: March 11, 2026, 05:48:45 pm »
File skates off the knives. They are also magnetic.
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Offline KHalverson

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Re: Looking for the maker.
« Reply #3 on: March 11, 2026, 06:47:35 pm »
those knives probably weren't intended to strike flint for sparks..
fire striker knives are a risky business cause everything needs to be very hard and with that hardness also come brittleness
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