Sikhs Starting Fires Prior To Creation Of Matches

[dalsingh101]

Before the advent of matches (sinkaan), do we know how nihangs/Singhs would have started fires for cooking etc. say whilst in the jungles when temporarily camping? DO we know or have we lost this knowledge?

[Matheen]

Many ways of lighting fire without matches. I know some Singhs know how to, including dass. :cool:

[dalsingh101]

Cool. Please expose the gupt techniques oh yoda like brethren!

How would have Singhs started a fire in the jungles to cook their dinner? I know there are various ways such as using flint stones, Using a wooden rod and bow etc. But what way was used in ye olde Punjab of yonder?

[Mehtab Singh]

early man used to rub stones together and the friction would cause sparks...i heard the same happens with some types of wood as well

[dalsingh101]

So we are going with Singhs using flints then?

[VanHelsingh]

When I saw the title of the thread, I thought it was going to be a metaphorical question, i.e. Sikhs getting involved in conflicts when there's no need to interfere, but then I opened the thread and it really was......Sikhs starting fires prior to the creation of matches. :BL:

[Guest SarabjeetSingh]

Same way how millions of people have been creating fire for millienia before matches got invented ! Anyone else thinks this question is a wastage of memory space on sikhsangat server ?

[Balait_da_Sher]

I would have used gun powder, I think it was available then

[dalsingh101]

Same way how millions of people have been creating fire for millienia before matches got invented ! Anyone else thinks this question is a wastage of memory space on sikhsangat server ?

I'm actually doing research for a prospective history/art project if you must know. Historical accuracy.

Some communities have retained their preEuropean wilderness survivalist techniques (i.e. native Indian and aboriginal). I was wondering if we had? If anyone would have, it would be nihangs but I guess the easy and cheap availability of matches might mean these skills have long since been lost by our quom?

Balait, that is a good point, a sprinkle of gunpowder would've helped a spark no end. Yes, gunpowder was available then, as they were using bandooks.

On a related note, does anyone interested in weapons know roughly when flintlock muskets became available in Panjab as opposed to the fuse/matchlock type?

[Premi5]

@GurjantGnostic and @shastarSingh might know more