How do I sort by file type?

I was wondering how I can sort by file type?  I have a bunch of .moi and .mod files in a directory and want yo delete the .moi files.  If I could sort by type, then it would just be a matter of highlighting those and deleting. I tried sorting by kind, but since they are seen as Unix Executable files by the OS, it sorts them but not by .moi or .mod.  Thanks in advance for your help.
MAC OS 10.6.8

I don't believe you can sort by extension.  However, what you can do is to type .moi into the search field at the top of the Finder window where you see those files.  That will initially show all .moi files on your entire computer.  At the top of the displayed search results will the the text "Search:" followed by three choices.  "This Mac" should be selected, but the name of the folder you were looking in will be the second choice...  click that one.  That will cause the search results to contain only files from that folder, containing the text ".moi", which should be the ones you're interested in deleting.

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