magnesium fire starting tool - NSN 4240-01-160-5618

Post by **German_EPA** » Sat Sep 27, 2008 7:30 pm

i got many new items today and i have already listed them in my shop.

one item was:

http://adventure-world.eshop.t-online.d ... ducts/1076

i dont sell items i havent tested myself. so i ran into the magnesium fire starting tool today. as i saw it i was wondering how to use - but one look at the packaging and everything was fine. so i started some fires with it.
it works that easy and solid - i have to say it was very windy today.

i wont miss it anymore. i put one in my car and one to my backpack-equipment. its really a great tool!

jfko6 · Post by **jfko6** » Sat Sep 27, 2008 8:03 pm

Here's a photo from a thread down below I took of my own Magnesium fire tool set. Great tool. Blade not included.
download.php?id=919

Bypah · Post by **Bypah** » Sat Sep 27, 2008 8:16 pm

I have some of those,they a nice lil' firemaking gizmos.....

Post by **German_EPA** » Sun Sep 28, 2008 6:46 am

@jfko6: a saw - thats a great idea! but how often did you cut yourself with it because the magnesium is a little bit hard to hold when you saw it?

YouTube · Post by **housil** » Sun Sep 28, 2008 6:48 am

As military items are usally packed in an "unspectacular" way, why is this one packed in an "ordinary" way for civil sale and civial available?

Post by **German_EPA** » Sun Sep 28, 2008 6:59 am

i dont know...

but housil - you should have seen exactly this item with this packaging everywhere here in germany... ???? i am not the only one who sell it (unfortunately

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housil wrote:As military items are usally packed in an "unspectacular" way, why is this one packed in an "ordinary" way for civil sale and civial available?

YouTube · Post by **housil** » Sun Sep 28, 2008 7:28 am

German_EPA wrote:i dont know...

but housil - you should have seen exactly this item with this packaging everywhere here in germany... ???? i am not the only one who sell it (unfortunately )

I know. You can get them in every Army-, Outdoor-, XYZ-store.

I checked the NSN, and:

>> Search results for: "4240-01-160-5618"

So I´m sure it´s genuine and issued, but the only (?) genuine Army item sold everywhere with NSN markings?!

george94 · Post by **george94** » Sun Sep 28, 2008 8:03 am

I have one of them and I love it. The only hard thing is to get the pile of magnesium.

Post by **German_EPA** » Sun Sep 28, 2008 8:53 am

the way is do it: turn the knife and fix it with your hand on the ground - pull the magnesium block in 90 degrees of the edge. it makes good flakes.

george94 wrote:I have one of them and I love it. The only hard thing is to get the pile of magnesium.

Post by **German_EPA** » Sun Sep 28, 2008 8:59 am

housil wrote:
So I´m sure it´s genuine and issued, but the only (?) genuine Army item sold everywhere with NSN markings?!

otherwise: have a look at the HEATER MEALS - they also have a NSN but they are "commercial"

magnesium fire starting tool - NSN 4240-01-160-5618

magnesium fire starting tool - NSN 4240-01-160-5618

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