Due to custom regulations we can not ship outside the E.U. Please make sure you have an EU shipping address before bidding. Very decorative openwork Viking wrought iron flint striker (fire starter). Length: ± 59,4 mm Height: ± 20,1 mm Condition: good solid condition. Signs of wear consistent with age and use. See images. Certificate of Authenticity: available upon request (pdf-format). HISTORY: Using flint and iron is a primitive fire-making technique, tracing its origins to the Iron Age when iron became an accessible material. Dry and easily combustible material (tinder) was set on fire by using the sparks created by striking a piece of flint on the iron. This very efficient technique was widely employed for many centuries. The invention of matches rendered the flint and steel method obsolete.