Joseph Rogers and sons penknife

[Alreetmiowdmuka]

Alreet. Looking for some info on this little penknife.it's my dads n it's been in a draw for god knows how long. He said it was his grandads. its not in the best of nick n couldn't even make out the writing till I gave it a quick shine with some polishing compound.

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[Alreetmiowdmuka]

It must be 60 years old minimum cause my dads 74 n he said his grandad give it him when he was a kid.


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[Stevie777]

Inadvertently you may have cracked a Bayonet question on here...Wonder what that Cross symbol stands for?. Looks the same or similar as the Symbol in this thread.. http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=134119&highlight=What+bayonet+is+this

 

[Alreetmiowdmuka]

It's a Maltese cross I think


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[Alreetmiowdmuka]

Inadvertently you may have cracked a Bayonet question on here...Wonder what that Cross symbol stands for?. Looks the same or similar as the Symbol in this thread.. http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=134119&highlight=What+bayonet+is+this

Forth paragraph down in the link mentions the cross
http://www.eggintongroup.co.uk/history/the-history-of-joseph-rodgers.html


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[Stevie777]

It's a Maltese cross I think


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Na...different.

 

[Stevie777]

doesn't look like the Maltese cross but i have to take their word for it.

 

[Alreetmiowdmuka]

http://www.pokercardprotector.com/m...33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/m/a/maltesecross.gif


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[richardhomer]

Forth paragraph down in the link mentions the cross
http://www.eggintongroup.co.uk/history/the-history-of-joseph-rodgers.html


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Thanks for that link. I'm very interested in the history of our once great tool company's