Joseph Rodgers MOD Spec Fairbairn Sykes All Black Commando Knife W/Leather Sheath **SVA**

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$225.00 inc GST

William Rodgers is a company which will forever be proudly associated with the British Commando Regiment and the iconic Fairbairn-Sykes Commando Knife.  Few knives have such an illustrious history. These authentic military masterpieces are made in Sheffield by our craftsmen.  The through-tang, diamond section blades are fully forged from carbon steel and the familiar ribbed handles are precision cast. An all-black, balanced and unmarked version made to NATO and British Ministry of Defence specification is available to government buying departments.

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Sheffield is synonymous with steel and is the historic birthplace of knife making. In Sheffield the word ‘cutlery’ refers to ‘that which cuts’. For more than 700 years, Sheffield knives and cutlery have been created by highly skilled Sheffield craftsmen, and our company names are amongst the most famous in the industry’s history. The first reference to a Sheffield cutler dates to 1297. In the 1370s, Chaucer described a Sheffield ‘thwitel’ (a straight wooden-handled knife) on the belt of a Miller in The Reeve’s Tale.

William Rodgers is a company which will forever be proudly associated with the British Commando Regiment and the iconic Fairbairn-Sykes Commando Knife.  Few knives have such an illustrious history.

These authentic military masterpieces are made in Sheffield by our craftsmen.  The through-tang, diamond section blades are fully forged from carbon steel and the familiar ribbed handles are precision cast.

An all-black, balanced and unmarked version made to NATO and British Ministry of Defence specification is available to government buying departments.

William Rodgers Fairbairn-Sykes Commando Knife with forged carbon steel blade and ribbed handle.

All black version with “William Rodgers” markings to the cross guard.

With a leather sheath

**SVA** = States/Territories we cannot ship this knife to

  • South Australia (Exemptions and permits can apply)
  • Victoria (Exemptions and permits can apply)
  • ACT

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Joseph Rodgers

Aussie Outback Supplies is the Authorised Australian Importer / Distributor of Joseph Rodgers. We Guarantee genuine products with a full manufacturer’s warranty. Please contact sales@aussieoutbacksupplies.com for wholesale supply. Like many of Sheffield cutlery firms, the early history of Joseph Rodgers is a little unclear. It is claimed that a cutler called Joseph or John Rodgers operated out of a building in Hawley Croft close to location of Sheffield’s present day cathedral. In 1730 what are claimed to be his two sons Maurice and Joseph took over. Rodgers focused on producing the finest quality knives and looked for the best in every aspect of knife production from materials to workmanship. Each knife was branded with the Star and Cross as a guarantee of its superb quality. It has been claimed that so great was Rodgers reputation for producing only the finest products that the word “Rujjus”, a variation on “Rodgers” entered into the Sinhalese dialect as a general expression of superlative quality.