Three more 2-1/4" lobsters to add to my pod.
The Schrade Cut. Co. 5-pin, 2-blade MOP lobster has no liners at all and is in near-perfect shape. It would be tough to find a finer example. These particular knives didn't appear in any of the available Schrade Cut. Co. catalogs.
The 3-blade MOP 8606 is listed in the 1926 catalog. This knife would be a 8606SHA as it has a shackle added. It hasn't received the spa treatment yet. It will...
Lastly, a Schrade Walden ultra-rarity. I haven't seen any other 2-1/4" lobsters bearing the Schrade Walden tang-stamp. They are not listed in any Schrade Walden catalogs. I thought these tiny lobsters were a Cut. Co.-only pattern but never say never with Schrade. I expect they had some old Cut. Co. parts still hanging around and put them to good use.
It has finely milled sterling silver handles and, thanks to the crisp engraving, was most likely made in 1950. Blades are fully mirror-polished.
All my other 2-1/4" lobsters have carbon blades but by 1950 Schrade Walden was using more and more stainless. This knife looks, walks and talks like new. Really cool find!