The best Loewe secateurs, compared.
Top pick: Original LÖWE 1.104 anvil – Highest score in this set: anvil bullets and blade-type field agree, a stated 22 mm cut, and 4.8 from 995 reviews. Best value: Original LÖWE 5.107 – About £50.50, the second-lowest price here, with a printed two-year guarantee and a short opening for a very small hand. Updated 22.10.2026.
Secateurs are one-hand pruners for shrubs and young branches in a UK garden. Use them while the stem stays inside the stated cut, and move to a lopper or a saw once it does not. Tell a suitable pair apart by the mechanism, the stated diameter, and the hand opening. An anvil jaw is for harder, thicker, or dead wood. A bypass pair is for thin green, fibrous growth and flowers. Some listings mix anvil and bypass. A short opening suits a small hand. A right-hand tool is not a left-hand tool. Bullets and specification fields should agree on mechanism, weight, handle, and blade metal. A guarantee length counts only when the listing prints one. Carry the tool with the latch shut. A manual pruner has no British Standard or UKCA mark to demand. You have 30 days under the Consumer Rights Act 2015 to reject goods that do not conform. Leave ladder work, a saw in a crown, or a protected tree to a professional. The [secateurs buying guide](/hub/garden-tree-and-hedge-shears/loewe-secateurs/sub/loewe-secateurs-buying-guide) puts those checks in order.
Secateurs are one-hand pruners for shrubs and young branches in a UK garden. Use them while the stem stays inside the stated cut, and move to a lopper or a saw once it does not.
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What describes the job?
Original LÖWE 1.104 at about £43.54 is the anvil in this set whose bullets and blade-type field agree, with a stated 22 mm cut, a carbon steel blade, a bonded coating, and a one-hand latch. The amazon.co.uk line is 4.8 from 995. Four UK-labelled texts praise the cut on green and dry wood, and one buyer says a previous pair lasted 15 years. They do not describe a broken part. Weight is 290 g, length is 21 cm, handles are plastic, and the handedness field is ambidextrous. A bullet says made in Germany. No guarantee length is printed. The title says large hands and the bullets say a small opening, so those two lines do not match. A text labelled Italy calls it a bit heavy. The Best Sellers Rank sits under Pet Supplies. It is the top pick here for dead or hard wood up to the stated 22 mm, and it has the largest review count in this set.
Pros
Cons
Best for: Dead or hard wood up to the stated 22 mm, when you want the anvil whose fields agree and the largest review count in this set.
Less suitable: A bypass for live green stems, or a guarantee length printed on the listing.
Specifications
Common questions
Is the 1.104 an anvil or a bypass?
The bullets and the blade-type field both say anvil. The stated cut is 22 mm on hard, dry, or old wood. The bullets also say it is made in Germany.
Which hand is it for?
The handedness field says ambidextrous, and the bullets say left- and right-handed. The title says large hands. The bullets say a small handle opening. Weight is 290 g.
What do the UK-labelled reviews say?
Four texts are labelled United Kingdom. They call the cut sharp and easy on green and dry wood. One buyer says a previous pair lasted 15 years. They do not describe a broken part.
Original LÖWE 11.107 at about £60.04 is the right-hand bypass for soft wood and flowers, with a stated 22 mm cut, 210 g, a 21 cm length, and plastic handles. The bullets and the blade-type field both say bypass. The bullets name a juice groove, a stainless spring, and a flush cut on fibrous and soft wood, fresh branches, ornamental plants, and cut flowers. The hand line is small to medium, and the handedness field is right. The star line is 4.8 from 105. No latch and no guarantee length are printed. The blade-material field says alloy steel while the bullets say carbon steel. No text in the file is labelled United Kingdom. A Germany-labelled text says the blades stuck and the spring would not open. Another would not use it on thicker hard wood and points to a lopper. It fits a right hand on live, soft growth up to the stated 22 mm.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A right hand that wants a bypass for live, soft growth up to the stated 22 mm.
Less suitable: A left hand, or a latch and a printed guarantee.
Specifications
Common questions
What does 11.107 say it cuts?
The bullets say fibrous and soft wood, fresh branches, ornamental plants, and cut flowers, up to 22 mm, with a flush cut. Weight is 210 g. Handedness is right.
Is there a safety latch?
The bullets do not name a latch. They do name a stainless spring and a juice groove. No guarantee length is printed.
What failed in the review texts?
No text is labelled United Kingdom. One Germany-labelled text says the blades stuck and the spring would not open. Another would not use it on thicker hard wood and points to a lopper.
Original LÖWE 15.107 at about £56.87 claims an anvil cut with bypass geometry, a stated 22 mm width, small hands, and a two-year guarantee. The bullets say the latch can be adjusted as the blade and anvil wear, and the handedness field is ambidextrous. The size line is 20 cm by 6 cm by 2 cm. The star line is 4.8 from 64. The same listing does not agree with itself: the item-weight field says 18 g and the bullets say 190 g, the handle field says wood and the bullets say plastic, and the blade field says alloy steel against a carbon blade in the bullets. Do not quote 18 g as the weight. No text in the file is labelled United Kingdom. The texts that are there praise small hands and do not describe a repeated broken part. Price is the reservation they name. It fits a small hand that wants the hybrid wording and will ignore the 18 g field.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A small hand that wants the curved anvil-plus-bypass wording, and will ignore the 18 g field.
Less suitable: Anyone who needs one weight and one handle material before they buy.
Specifications
Common questions
What mechanism does 15.107 claim?
The bullets say anvil technology combined with bypass geometry, for dead and old wood to 22 mm. The blade-type field says anvil and bypass. The title names lime, spruce, larch, and oak.
Why are there two weights?
The item-weight field says 18 g. The bullets say 190 g. The handle field says wood and the bullets say plastic. The page does not resolve either clash. Quote 190 g, not 18 g.
Are the reviews from the United Kingdom?
The star line is 4.8 from 64 on amazon.co.uk. None of the texts in the file is labelled United Kingdom. They praise small hands. They do not describe a repeated broken part. Price is the reservation.
Original LÖWE 14.104 at about £72.65 is the lightest bypass in this set at 180 g, with a stated 22 mm cut, a 19 cm length, plastic handles, and a right-hand field. The title and the blade-type field say a compact bypass. The bullets mention double buffers and a pointed shape. The blade-material line says metal, the edge field says convex, and the point style is a bullet tip. The star line is 4.7 from 286. No latch and no guarantee length are printed, and the in-the-box line is blank. Spare parts are mentioned only in review text, not in the specification. No text in the file is labelled United Kingdom. A Germany-labelled text says the spring stopped opening fully after a few uses, and that parts can be reordered. A United States text says the spring wore out at 20 months and could not be replaced. It is the light right-hand bypass for fine live growth, at the highest price in this set.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A right hand that wants the lightest bypass in this set for fine live growth.
Less suitable: The lowest price, a latch, or an anvil for dead wood.
Specifications
Common questions
What kind of secateur is 14.104?
The title and the blade-type field say a compact bypass. Stated cut is 22 mm. Weight is 180 g. Handedness is right. The bullets mention double buffers and a pointed shape.
Does the listing name a lock or a guarantee?
Neither a latch nor a guarantee length is in the bullets or the spec block. Spare parts are mentioned only in review text, not in the specification.
What do non-UK texts say about the spring?
No text is labelled United Kingdom. A Germany-labelled text says the spring stopped opening fully after a few uses, and that parts can be reordered. A United States text says the spring wore out at 20 months and could not be replaced.
Original LÖWE 5.107 at about £50.50 is the best value in this set for a very small hand: the second-lowest amazon.co.uk price, a printed two-year guarantee, and bullets that describe a short anvil opening. The stated cut is 16 mm, the weight is 190 g, the length is 17.5 cm, and the handles are inward-curved plastic. The star line is 4.7 from 243. The same page does not agree with itself. The blade-type field says bypass while the title and the bullets say anvil, and the title also says stainless steel while the bullets say carbon steel. No review text in the file is labelled United Kingdom. A France-labelled text says the jaw does not open far. A United States text says it will not cut hard wood, which disagrees with the bullets. It suits a small hand that can live with those clashes. It is the wrong listing if you need 22 mm, or if the mechanism field and the bullets must say the same thing.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A very small hand that wants the short anvil in the bullets, and can live with the bypass field on the same page.
Less suitable: A 22 mm stated cut, or a listing where the mechanism field and the bullets say the same thing.
Specifications
Common questions
Is the 5.107 an anvil?
The title and the bullets say anvil, with a stated cut of 16 mm. The blade-type field says bypass. Both are on the listing. The weight is 190 g.
Who is the short handle for?
The bullets say the handles open less far and suit very small hands, for right- and left-handed use. A one-finger latch is named. A two-year guarantee is printed.
What do the review texts disagree about?
None of the texts in the file is labelled United Kingdom. A France-labelled text says the jaw does not open far. A United States text says it will not cut hard wood, which disagrees with the bullets.
Scores compare the five amazon.co.uk Original LÖWE secateurs kept in this set. Twelve listings were screened; other brands, a mitre cutter, and an 80 cm lopper are not in the table. Prices, stars, and review counts are the listing lines in the product file. There is no laboratory test. Each score starts from the amazon.co.uk star line and the review count, then moves for a mechanism whose bullets and blade-type field agree, and for a printed guarantee. Points come off where the same page contradicts itself on mechanism, weight, or blade metal. The weights below sum to 100. They describe this set only.
Mechanism
25%Anvil for harder, thicker, or dead wood, bypass for thin green fibrous growth, or the hybrid wording that mixes both. The bullets and the blade-type field need to name the same action.
Stated cut and hand
25%Four listings print 22 mm. One prints 16 mm and a short opening for a very small hand. Two bypass models are marked right-handed. A right-hand bypass is not a left-hand tool.
Spec agreement
20%Weight, handle material, and blade metal should match between the bullets and the specification fields. A clash, such as 18 g against 190 g, is marked down. The 18 g figure is not used as the weight.
Review evidence
15%The amazon.co.uk star line and the review count. A UK-labelled paragraph is not the same thing as a star aggregate. Text labelled another country is not treated as British opinion.
Price and guarantee
15%The amazon.co.uk price in this snapshot, and whether a guarantee length is actually printed. Only two listings print two years. A missing length is not filled in.
Choose by the wood, the hand, and whether the bullets match the specification fields. A large review count does not make the 1.104 a bypass, and it does not settle the hand-size clash on that listing. Prices below are the amazon.co.uk lines saved for this page.
Loewe secateurs on this page are Original LÖWE one-hand pruners from Gebr. Schröder in Flintbek, sold to UK gardeners on amazon.co.uk. The maker’s split is anvil for harder, thicker, dead wood, bypass for thin green fibrous growth, and a hybrid that tries to keep the branch near the pivot. Match the mechanism to the wood before you match the price. Gardeners’ World’s rule of thumb is bypass for greener growth around 10–15 mm and anvil for thicker or dead wood.
The brand string to look for is Original LÖWE. An SK5 bypass that only says German technique is a different product and is not in this set.
On the 5.107 the bullets say anvil and the blade-type field says bypass. On the 15.107 the bullets say 190 g and a field says 18 g. Say both, and do not use 18 g as the weight.
The star count is the amazon.co.uk aggregate. Only the 1.104 has UK-labelled review text in the file. A guarantee length that is not printed is not a promise.
Anvil for harder, thicker, or dead wood. Bypass for thin green, fibrous growth and flowers. The 15.107 bullets mix anvil power with bypass geometry and still name dead and old wood to 22 mm. Gardeners’ World’s rule of thumb is bypass around 10–15 mm of greener growth and anvil once the wood is thicker or dead. Four models print 22 mm. The 5.107 prints 16 mm and a short opening for very small hands. The 11.107 and the 14.104 are right-handed.
The 1.104 is the anvil whose bullets and blade-type field agree, at about £43.54, with no guarantee length printed. The 5.107 is about £50.50 with two years printed, and with anvil bullets against a bypass field. The 15.107 is about £56.87 with two years printed, and with 190 g in the bullets against 18 g in the field. The 11.107 is about £60.04 and the 14.104 is about £72.65. Neither prints a guarantee length. Dan Cooper Garden’s £46 and £38 are a UK shop, not these Amazon lines.
Three typical situations, each with a recommendation from this comparison.
You are clearing dead, old, or hard wood and your hand is not a very small one. The Original LÖWE 1.104 is about £43.54, at 4.8 from 995 reviews, with a stated 22 mm anvil cut and a one-hand latch. Skip it if you want a bypass for live green stems, or a guarantee length printed on the page. The title says large hands and the bullets say a small opening.
You want anvil power and the handles need a short opening. The Original LÖWE 5.107 is about £50.50, at 4.7 from 243 reviews, with a stated 16 mm cut, 190 g, and a two-year guarantee on the listing. The bullets say anvil. The blade-type field says bypass. Skip it if you need a 22 mm stated cut, or fields that match the bullets.
You are replacing a bypass that crushed living stems, and you prune with your right hand. The Original LÖWE 11.107 is about £60.04, at 4.8 from 105 reviews, for soft wood and flowers up to a stated 22 mm. It names a juice groove and a stainless spring. Skip it if you are left-handed, or you want a latch and a printed guarantee.
In this set the top pick is the Original LÖWE 1.104: about £43.54, 4.8 from 995 amazon.co.uk reviews, anvil bullets that match the blade-type field, and a stated 22 mm cut. It is also the lowest price here, and it does not print a guarantee length. The best value for a small hand is the Original LÖWE 5.107 at about £50.50, 4.7 from 243 reviews, with a short opening and a printed two-year guarantee. Read that page with the clash in mind: the bullets say anvil and the blade-type field says bypass. A right hand on live green growth should look at the 11.107. A lighter right-hand bypass is the 14.104, at the highest price in the set. The 15.107 claims anvil plus bypass geometry, and its 18 g weight field is not the weight to quote.
Original LÖWE 1.104 anvil
Highest score in this set: anvil bullets and blade-type field agree, a stated 22 mm cut, and 4.8 from 995 reviews.
Original LÖWE 5.107
About £50.50, the second-lowest price here, with a printed two-year guarantee and a short opening for a very small hand.
Editorial
Peter F. is the editor for DIY & tools at productscompared.co.uk. Comparisons in this category are checked against amazon.co.uk listings, review evidence and public UK sources.
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