Consists of rods which are overall including handle. Rods are overall. Two silver rods are magnesium. When ignited this material will burn quickly at temperature of +5000 degrees. Use knife to shave small amount of magnesium into pile (approximately the size of nickel) immediately next to or on top of the tinder. The dark color rod is Ferrocium. When scraped with knife this rod will produce very hot spark 1000 degrees). Draw the knife edge at right angle firmly down the entire length of the ferrocium rod to ignite the pile of magnesium shavings on the tinder. All rods are pressed into 3/4" black aircraft aluminum machined barrel. Includes mounting screws to attach to most Kydex sheaths. Made in the USA.