Doan Magnesium Fire Starter - Doan US Military Fire Starter - Government Issue Military Fire Starter Replica

Creates vigorous sparks every time. I have had cheap Chinese versions also, and they barely, if ever, create sparks. As a striker I would not use a knife (it will certainly work, but you will dull the blade quickly). I use a thin 3" steel saw blade, and attach that to the chain of the Doan. (Obviously, you need to unattach the blade in order to use it. You don't even need to drill a retainer hole into the saw blade if you use one of the two ends where it fastens into the saw).

This is the ONLY magnesium/ferro rod I'll buy again, unless someone else starts constructing them with materials of this quality. I tried this side by side with a Coghlan's brand name bar and a no name type. The quality of the magnesium and the flakes I was able to scrape off of this bar were so much larger and superior in starting ability that it was almost like using two different products. The sparks are large and hot coming off of the ferro rod. This is the bar to trust in your jump kit.

You’ll need to make a lot of the magnesium shavings. Like a handful! And you’ll need a way to capture them in a small space. The striker came off and I had to jb-weld it back on. Hopefully I have better options than this in an emergency situation.

Great product. I don't know if it's the original magnesium bar but I do know it's been around for decades and is the only one that I've seen used in U.S. military issue survival kits. Top quality magnesium shavings that burn much hotter and WAY longer than cheap chinese knockoffs. Doan's bars are two to three times as expensive as the knockoffs--about $12-$15 each--but WELL worth the extra expense. Some people gripe about the expense but look at it this way: is your life worth spending $15 on if you are in a survival situation and desperately need fire? I think mine is.

This isn't the cheap chinese copy that won't spark. This is same fire starter that's used in the military survival kits. I keep one in my pack at all times when I'm out and about in the woods. I've used these Doan starters for years and they work every time. Don't get caught without one. Get one of the real ones for yourself, and all your buddies. These don't fail!

Still functions properly and I’m hoping I can reattach with a glue gun but just had to leave a review since I paid full price for a damaged item.

I was hoping it wasn't going to be the same as the Chinesemade fire starters I scraped some of the magnesium and it really did light well and after you scrape the coating off of the Ferro rod it works the only thing it doesn't have the NSN number but I guess even the Chinese can put an NSN number on something and doesn't make it real but I do believe it's the real thing... But I wouldsuggest trying it out make sure it really is a good one before you just assume it isn't put it in your camping bag or hunting equipment.

Este vendedor promete una Réplica DOAN de un encendedor de magnesio de la USAF. Pues bien, podéis ver las fotos de comparación del que vende por 15 € más gastos de envío a España total 25 € contra el que venden en AliExpress por solo 3€ y gastos gratis. Francamente me parece una burla que hasta los chinos hayan copiado exactamente los gravados por ambas caras haciendo un falso DOAN, mientras que este que venden en Amazon color plata ni siquiera tiene los gravados originales en ambas caras. Ni original ni nada, pensé que por fin conseguía una copia bastante fiel pero este vendedor juega con las fotos y no te ofrece nada realmente que sea copia de un original. Así que estoy bastante decepcionado, y además, tengo que advertir que los comentarios de otros compradores son sospechosos, no son de fiar ni verdaderos, mira mis fotos y mira sus fotos y verás quién te dice la verdad.