Antique Hand-forged Flint Striker With Beautiful Curve and Curl creative cross-stitch or perhaps even better to

or perhaps even better to use as a tray for serving amuse-scale fruits-de-mer

A little paint loss dryness to the wood visible in the sky but overall very good condition

and which arrive to us now like gifts from the past

The piece is hand-signed (incised) on the bottom West Germany '70

which to my eye imparts this wild cat with a great deal of soul

Antique Hand-forged Flint Striker With Beautiful Curve and Curl creative cross-stitch or perhaps even better toThis struck me an especially lovely old forged iron flint striker, used for starting a fire. I am not certain exact age, but it certainly looks and feels quite old to me. Beautiful form, great surface, satisfying in the hand. I might be inclined to wear this as a pendant around my neck when wanting needing to feel powerful! 3 1 4" x 1 1 4". Surface wear and aging as evident, very much to the good I think.