Swedish Firesteel - Army Model, Black Handle

Works flawlessly! Very easy to get large quantities of sparks onto the tinder. High quality lanyard to keep things together too. Keep this in your survival kit!

great product, i was sold when i watched man vs.wild and saw bear use this in the rain forest. maybe someday it will save my life too.

These are great things to have around. The Army model is by far the largest I've seen on the market. I've used mine to start a fire already and as long as you have good tinder this is a great tool. Some of the reviews say the lanyard is too short. I think the length is about right (plenty to make a shower of sparks) but the plastic clip used to tie off the ends is garbage. It popped off before I could get the paint scraped off.

The product is neat, but like all things having to do with fire, preparation is key. Make sure you have something dry to catch the sparks. The sparks are hot but don't expect to get a flame going with 3-4 strikes. Still for the durability and longevity of the product it was well worth the price.

Hey all, the swedish firesteel is a great product for those interested in survival or bushcraft. I own one personally, and see it as a great asset to my survival kit. All that you truly need in "the bush" is this, a knife, and some basic survival skills that you can learn through courses, or on the web. You can use it on many different tinders, both natural and artificial, because of the intense heat generated by the sparks. I also own a "spark-lite" which is a good sparker, but only works well with artificial tinders such as dryer lint, toilet paper, ect... I suggest that you buy this item no matter if you want it for survival purposes or otherwise, either way, it is a great purchase.

Make shure that you order from Jazebrz.com, I ordered from them and it was delivered in five days. It actually would have been four days, but they acidentally sent me Mayadust instead, I sent them only one e-mail explaining the situation, and they overnighted it that day at no extra charge, They also let me keep the Mayadust, which works great.