Magnum. 1 inch diameter, five inches long. ferrocerium rod. firesteel. ferro rod. Mischmetal. Fire starter.

Throws off major sparks. It will last a lifetime. It is a little heavy so if being placed in a backpacking bag take that into consideration ounces equal pounds.

Product is as advertised. Drilled mine to put on a lanyard. Will probably outlast me

I have several Ferrocerium rods of different sizes from different manufacturers, I bought this because it it huge and will literally last a lifetime even under austere conditions. It throws an amazing spark for a good distance at a high temp. The more carbon in the striker the better the spark. Did I mention it fits nicely in the hand. It is heavy and would add too much weight for backpacking. It is best for base camp/car/truck camping.I called the manufacturer because Amazon was out of them. They went to extra mile and searched around and found on for me and shipped out fast. Not many companies would do this for a 1st time customer.I will order a couple of more for my kids.I also have demo'd this in the off grid classes I teach and most students want to order them.Would I buy again from this company, you better believe it.A last observation: You strike, it showers with sparks!!!!

its exactly what it looks like and serves the purpose very well.

Throws off plenty of sparks. A lifetime of fire. Good transaction for once nowadays with build quality of most items in the gutter.

The product looked great, but... mine came in broken i had to pay to ship it back. any questions?

The first time I’ve seen this a started to laugh it was so big that is fantastic didn’t use it it it works great

Got two of them, try out one, for a big hand so nice to hold it. First time 3 hit to start a fire. After that 6 fires all one hit of the rod fire going.