Is this a fire starter.

[Joe G from Md]

No it's not a match or a lighter. I found this in good colonial camp. Is it a colonial fire starter?

 

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[Tony in SC]

What type metal is it and what size.

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

Will it stick to a magnet?

 

[releventchair]

Hints of a chain link.
A used striker will show abrasion/ scratches on an edge. An edge that will be flat. Room to fit fingers and not hit them with sharp flint is common.
Hardness matters for a quality spark as minute fragments of molten steel are carried off the surface when hard steel creates resistance. 6 1/ 2 hardness level is good.
Not suggesting any destructive testing ,but the edge struck with flint will not be soft.

 

[DCMatt]

Broken link from horse equipment.

Do your fingers fit through it?

These are strikers:

 

[Joe G from Md]

It is 2.75 inches long .75 wide. No a magnet will not stick.

 

[sawmill man]

Sorry, but no if its not steel it aint.

 

[fyrffytr1]

Looks like there may have been something attached to it going by the first picture showing the flat spot in the bottom middle. My guess is a sardine can opener!

 

[releventchair]

Looks like there may have been something attached to it going by the first picture showing the flat spot in the bottom middle. My guess is a sardine can opener!

Or,one of them clips on the ends of a jumbo ring of bologna....