That's a ferrocerium rod (ferro rod) not fire steel. Very commonly mistaken named for some reason. Fire steel is a steel striker used to spark flint, chert, obsidian and other rocks with a hardness of 7.
Jeremy
well...excuse me...
i kno its a ferro rod...i also kno its a FireSteel...
if the US outfit that makes/sells it calls it a FireSteel, then its a firesteel.
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