The invention provides an arc striking device for electric switch equipment. The arc striking device comprises a moving contact system and a fixed contact system; the moving contact system comprises a moving arc contact, a contact finger seat, and an auxiliary contact, a moving arc striking ring and a moving insulating cover which are sequentially fixed on the contact finger seat in the switch-on direction; the fixed contact system comprises a conductive support piece, and a static insulating cover, a static arc striking ring and a static arc contact which are sequentially fixed on the conductive support piece in the switch-on direction; and when the arc striking device is in a switch-on state, the moving arc contact passes through openings of the auxiliary contact, the moving arc striking ring, the moving insulating cover, the static insulating cover, the static arc striking ring and the static arc contact, and is electrically contacted with the auxiliary contact and the static arc contact. Since the moving arc striking ring and the static arc striking ring are arranged outside the moving arc contact and the static arc contact, the burning time of arc on the arc contacts when the switch cuts off fault current is shortened, the burning degree of the contacts is reduced, the contact reliability of the contacts is ensured, and the service life of the switch is prolonged.