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  Medieval Fork & Knife Set

  SKU: AH4381

  This fork and knife set is designed with ease of use and storage in mind, highly useful for campers at re-enactment events. Forks reached Western Europe only slowly and controversially, first documented in Italy through an 11th-century Byzantine marriage and not widely accepted for centuries. A practical, compact pairing suited to camp cooking and dining.

  
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  Fire Striker, Birka Grave Pattern

  SKU: AH3955F

  A fire striker, or fire steel, is a piece of high-carbon steel struck against flint or similar hard stone to shave off tiny particles of metal that ignite as sparks, hot enough to catch tinder such as char cloth. This version is styled after fire strikers recovered from grave finds at Birka, Sweden, a major Viking-Age trading centre whose burials have yielded numerous genuine examples. Birka’s cemeteries have produced some of the most extensively documented fire strikers in Scandinavian archaeology.

  
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  Medieval Fork & Knife Set II

  SKU: AH4380

  This fork and knife set is designed with ease of use and storage in mind, highly useful for campers at re-enactment events. Forks reached Western Europe only slowly and controversially, first documented in Italy through an 11th-century Byzantine marriage and not widely accepted for centuries. This version offers an alternative build to our other fork and knife set.

  
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  Fire Striker, Hook Shape

  SKU: AH3955G

  A fire striker, or fire steel, is a piece of high-carbon steel struck against flint or similar hard stone to shave off tiny particles of metal that ignite as sparks, hot enough to catch tinder such as char cloth. This version follows a hook-shaped profile, a form commonly associated with English and later American tinderboxes, designed to hang over the fingers for easy use. Household strikers kept near a fireplace tended toward this plain, practical form rather than the more decorative shapes worn or displayed by their owners.