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The Star and Cross trademark was first granted to Joseph Rodgers in 1764, 260 years later we've created this limited edition classic Barlow Spear Point using a pattern from the archive. With the special addition of an etched scroll on the mirror polished blade, highlighting the significant dates and the famous trademark.
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The mark of The Star and Maltese Cross was originally registered in March 1682 by a Benjamin Rich. However, it is with Rodgers that this mark will forever by associated and they registered it in 1764.

Such is the trademark's renown that over the years, there have been a great many instances of unscrupulous companies copying the iconic design and applying it to inferior products. But here at eggintongroup.co.uk we have the privilege of owing and producing Joseph Rodgers knives with the trademarks and traditional patterns and methods used for generations of cutlers.

Grab our Limited Edition Joseph Rodgers Barlow to mark 260 years since the Star and Cross trademark from eggintongroup.co.uk

This traditional brushed Barlow pocket knife with Bubinga Wood Scales, features a mirror polished spear blade, etched with a scroll highlighting the significant dates and the famous trademark.

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As the weather warms and gardens grow, the Joseph Rodgers pruner is the perfect garden allrounder.

The curved blade is perfect for all the cutting jobs in the garden - from taking cuttings to trimming twine. This elegant, handmade Joseph Rodgers pruning knife sits beautifully in the hand and is the ideal gift for the avid gardener.

Check out our collection of pruning knives and much more at eggintongroup.co.uk

Do you have a passion in life? We have a knife for that.

A hobby is a huge part of many lives – gardening, horticulture, woodcrafts, makers in multiple materials… if you’re passionate about your pastimes you may as well do it right! The best results are only guaranteed with the right tools.

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Egginton have searched, hunted down, and bought in stocks of the best materials at every opportunity – over many, many, years. Little wonder that our limited editions are highly desired by collectors, or bought as thoughtful one-off gifts for someone special – you’re allowed to count yourself as someone special.

Did you catch Slick Slicers Egginton knife collection and Gunstock review oven on YouTube?

The Limited Edition Gunstock from I-XL George Wostenholm @eggintonknives If you’re after one of these beauties, here’s the link to the Eggington website:https://www.eggintongroup.co.uk/

Also known as African rosewood the Burbinga Wood used for these scales has a story of its own. Originally purchased by Sheffield cutler Trevor Ablett, know for his lifetime commitment to the craft, only retiring due to illness a few months before passing. This wood is perfect for this celebratory knife with its myriad grain patterns as well as its top ranking strength-to-weight ratio.

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A look behind the scenes in the workshop where production manager Steven Cocker is working on the NEW Joseph Rodgers 260 years Barlows.
The blade is a traditional spearpoint that will be polished up to a classic mirror finish before being etched with a scroll highlighting the significant dates 1764 and 2024 along side the famous trademark.
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Granted to Joseph Rodgers in 1764 the Star and Cross trademark has been recognised for 260 years by knife collectors around the world.

Featuring a spear point and brushed finish bolster, following the traditional style of folder made by the original knife makers in small Sheffield workshops.

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Our Limited Edition Joseph Rodgers Barlow to mark 260 years since the Star and Cross trademark is now available at eggintongroup.co.uk/product/joseph-rodgers-limited-edition-spear-point-barlow

This traditional brushed Barlow pocket knife with Bubinga Wood Scales, features a mirror polished spear blade, etched with a scroll highlighting the significant dates and the famous trademark.

To mark 260 years since the Star and Cross trademark was first granted to Joseph Rodgers in 1764, we are due to release a limited number of only 260 Barlow knives. These knives are made with some special history connected. The Barlow knife is the traditional shape made in the thousands by rural cutlers on the outskirts of Sheffield, notably Stannington, the bolsters deeply marked with the famous Star and cross mark originally granted to Benjamin Rich in 1682. The blade is a traditional spearpoint, mirror polished and etched with a scroll highlighting the significant dates and the famous trademark. The scales to this knife are bubinga wood bought from Sheffield cutler Trevor Ablett a few years ago. The knife is a brushed finish as many of this style of folder were. Made in small workshops on the outskirts of Sheffield, even the Rodgers family traced back to Stannington.

More details to follow.

Whatever the garden task, the pruning knife is the go to tool 🍃💚🌿

The curved blade is perfect for all the cutting jobs in the garden - from taking cuttings to trimming twine. This elegant, handmade Joseph Rodgers pruning knife sits beautifully in the hand and is the ideal gift for the avid gardener.
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✨ Ranges of historical collector’s knives, to have, hold, gift and present. Beautiful enough to simply take pleasure in, robust enough for everyday use.

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Wondering how to use a disgorger
1. Make sure your line is tight
2. Hold the fish in one hand and then find the hook
3. Slide the disgorger down the line to the hook
4. Out it comes

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Mother of Pearl Barlow. What do you think?

Our knives are proudly handmade in Sheffield to the finest quality, and using skills passed down through the generations. This shows from the moment you open your parcel.

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This years most popular Clipt Point Barlow 💚🐸🦖🌳🫛🔋🐛♻️
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What is your first memory of a Ibberson Action Knife?

Extremely robustly designed and made in Sheffield to perform for serious tradesmen and women. So recognisable, various handle colours and a blade for every job. Known by generations of trades - telecoms engineers, farmers, plumbers and DIY-ers. Used by electricians to wire the tallest buildings and carried deep underground by miners.

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Want a different coloured handle, drop us an email and we can make it for you.
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Aging fridge full of Swaledale Butchers beef, sharpening steel Egginton Brothers

The full range of brands are constantly being added to - with Collectors Items but also with practical old patterns we have been discovering in the archives for 40 years since Egginton bought the George Wostenholm, Ibberson, Joseph Rodgers and William Rodgers brands.

We have exciting plans for these brilliant tools - and maybe something new! So once you’ve finished buying today don't forget to keep calling back!
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This Limited Release has been extremely popular - so no surprise we are down to the last of our Gunstock Pocket Knife stock.

Following traditional cutler methods, hand shaped, hand ground, hand polished, each has microscopic uniqueness and character. Just like you.

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It’s all in the details:

This solid oak turned handle sharpening steel comes with a 10” round section blade in high carbon chrome vanadium steel. Hardened to 64° Rockwell C, as well as being hard chrome plated means your steel will last you a lifetime.

Egginton Traditional 10″ / 26cm Round Sharpening Steel with Oak Handle and Chromed/Stainless Fittings in Dual Cut No. 6 - Egginton Group 301-10-6

Eggintonknives IXL barlow. It’s a beaut, best stag f&f is as good as it gets and the action is 👌. Well happy.

Our knives are proudly handmade in Sheffield to the finest quality, and using skills passed down through the generations. This shows from the moment you open your parcel. eggintongroup.co.uk

Sailing this spring?
Make sure you are prepared with our Ibberson Heavy Duty Shackler. Featuring all the tools needed for sailing, including a blade with eyelet to make it easy to open with cold hands.

This photograph was taken inside “Washington Works” on Wellington Street in Sheffield. It shows their warehouse. The women on the front benches would inspect, clean and oil-stone knives before passing over for packing on the benches behind.

George Wostenholm’s company had expanded rapidly due to their domination of the American market, such that it was moved in 1848 from Rockingham Works to the larger Washington Works.

Washington Works was the largest cutlery works of its time, placing cutlery manufacture under one roof of a reported 800 employees, and breaking with the established method of small scale cutlery production by Sheffield’s “Little Mesters”.

Earlier this week we showed you the raw Buffalo Horn in the workshop, here it is in all its glory, shaped and polished.
This Jospeh Rodgers Pruner is a perfect example of the beautiful lighter honey tones and darker shades of the natural material.

Buffalo Horn handle pieces - known in the trade as “scales.”

These scales are pinned to the knife handle then polished and shaped by hand by our craftsmen and craftswomen to reveal the beautiful darker shades and lighter honey tones the material.

No two pieces are the same meaning that a knife made with Buffalo Horn scales will be completely unique.

Buffalo Horn has been used for knife handles by Sheffield knife makers for centuries, and many of the handmade pocket knives in our Collections range feature this popular, traditional material eggintongroup.co.uk/product-category/collections