Hmm, very interesting! And the housing looks very professionally made. Just bought one of eBay here. Will report the results soon.
HackSaw. The secret is in the composite material - magnesium "impregnated" firesteel. So, after you strike the rod you have magnesium chunks burning at 5000C on your tinder (for a couple of seconds).
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