18th Century Multi-Purpose Equipment. Making Fire.

The lock on my flintlock fusil can be used to make fire, by placing tinder in the pan instead of gunpowder and going through the procedure for firing the gun. Sparks shower on to the tinder, and the smouldering tinder is tipped into a dry grass kindling nest and blown into flame.

Also gunpowder (black powder) can be used to make fire by rubbing a little into some unprepared tinder or even your handkerchief or neckerchief, you can then strike sparks onto this to make fire.

Unprepared tinder stored in a powder wallet/bag will absorb gunpowder dust, and this too can be used to make fire.

My greased leather gunpowder wallet.