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Title: Viking Fire Steel 10/11thc Post by: Spooyt Vane on March 03, 2009, 06:57:58 PM This Viking Fire Steel was found by a mate. There is remains of iron plate and shows beasts on either side.
Title: Re: Viking Fire Steel 10/11thc Post by: Richy on March 03, 2009, 07:16:24 PM Another cracking viking relic SV, the nearest I've come to anything viking is the Yorick centre in York. :D
Richy. Title: Re: Viking Fire Steel 10/11thc Post by: hedgehog on March 03, 2009, 08:37:42 PM That is just a lovely piece of metalwork, how would it have been used as a fire steel? Thanks for posting it , got any more?
Title: Re: Viking Fire Steel 10/11thc Post by: Spooyt Vane on March 03, 2009, 08:51:27 PM Hedgehog the iron plate that comes of bottom would been struck against flint to give a spark. It also has a suspension
loop. I have more pictures. Title: Re: Viking Fire Steel 10/11thc Post by: Al.Thepastfinder, ( Alan ) on March 03, 2009, 08:55:38 PM hmmm very nice Spooyt, thanks for that, and the info
Title: Re: Viking Fire Steel 10/11thc Post by: bymatt666 (byron) on March 03, 2009, 09:21:33 PM a very interesting item that SV.......byron
Title: Re: Viking Fire Steel 10/11thc Post by: 16.5DD (richard) on March 05, 2009, 12:14:20 AM too much up there im getting ...
you do know how to rub it in..lol well done |