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This is a new reproduction Mexican Colonial Coffin fire steel - based on originals found at archeological sites throughout the Southwest and Mexico. Called chispa - for spark - in Mexico and the Southwest US. Originals have been found throughout Mexico, California, the Southwestern US up into the Rocky Mountains, along the Mississippi River up to St. Louis, and in the Spanish Colonial settlements in and around the Gulf Coast. Through trade and conquest, some have also been found in the upper Colonies along the Atlantic. This would have been carried by vaqueros, peasants, priests, solidats, anyone operating in and out of Taos, Santa Fe, Bent's Fort, or any of the Tribes living in that area. Originals are described and pictured in the books Southwestern Colonial Ironwork: The Spanish Blacksmithing Tradition from Texas to California by Marc Simmons and Frank Turley, Firearms Traps and Tools of the Mountainmen, and several issues of The Museum of the Fur Trade Quarterly. I hand forged this fire steel from 1095 high carbon tool steel, and heat treated it to throw a large quantity of sparks when struck smartly with a sharp piece of flint. It is 2 7/8 inches long by 1 1/8 inch wide by 1/8 inch thick - with a 7/16 inch hole. This will fit in the kit of most any persona in the Spanish Colonial Southwest. It has the look and style of the originals, and it throws better sparks. Use it every day to start your cooking fires. Shipping will be $2 via USPS in the United States and most of Canada, $4 to the British Isles and most of Western Europe, and might be a little more for other areas overseas. Payment is expected within 7 days in US funds - personal check (shipped when check clears), money order, or Paypal (credit cards through Paypal). I will combine shipping on multiple items. Thank you for your interest in my humble work. It is appreciated.
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