Fort Clatsop (sorry no pics)

[Shotgun]

I went there last weekend and it was pretty fun. For those that don't know Fort Clatsop is a place on the Lewis and Clark expedition near Astoria OR. Two things stuck out from the trip though.

First, I got my first flint and steel set! Woohoo. The steel was forged by a smith at Fort Vancouver. I had a question for you gurus though, can you use a shard of glass to strike sparks with?

Second was a really bizarre knife the native americans used. It was douple bladed AND double pointed. Below is a Roman spear point but imagine this with another smaller point maybe 1/4 the length with a cord wrap in the middle for a handle. Whoever said double bladed knives weren't fit for survival is crazy. The native americans even one up'd it by a second point.

 

[IUKE12]

I'm just finishing Undaunted Courage by Stephen Ambrose so I sure do know Fort Clatsop, named for the local Indian tribe and where the expedition members wintered. Interesting trip I'll bet.

 

[texasred66]

Only if the glass will shave particles from the the steel.

 

[The Government]

I was born and raised VERY close to Fort Clatsop.

We went there for field trips when I was in school and made fat candles. We probably used the very same flint and steel that you are talking about. I still have a set that I bought as a souvenir.

Good stuff.

 

[Bill Siegle]

I love visiting the Fort I always tell the wife that if the lottery hits, I am building a copy of the fort in the backyard