Aluminum Flint Striker

I think you've got it wrong guys. With most strikers like this, the block is not aluminum, but magnesium the serrations on the end of the striker are for shaving off bits of magnesium and then igniting them with sparks from the flint a great fire starter that works even when wet.

Ok....this was cheap but it works GREAT! The only thing i would and did change is what i used for a striker. Y have HUGE hands and the lil bitty striker just didn't do it for me. So i used a cheap smalll pocket knife that is razor sharp. And that did the trick! I am usually not dissapointed by anything i purchase from BudK! YOU GUYS ROCK!!!!!!

It is a striker only just like Daniel said, below. I thought it was a bar of magnesium but it turned out to be just a long piece of flint in a block of aluminium... Yes, it does makes sparks and will start a fire but I think I will give this one away to somebody I don't like. Happy trails.

was slightly irrated with this product upon the first strike the flint came out of the steel base but in retro spect u get what you pay for.

Read the description this is an aluminum bar with a ferrocerium rod attached. It is not a magnesium bar and cannot be shaved to ignite with the ferro rod. For $6 you can buy a ferrocerium rod that is much larger and will work better or get the Coleman magnesium bar. The only reason I gave it 1 star was for the tiny ferro rod which fell of since it was glued with only two small drops of epoxy and the striker is worthless. Overall this is cheap and would not use it in an emergency.