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Mustad Hooks – 241

Mustad Quality 241 hook silhouette
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O. Mustad & Son 241

Mustad Quality 241Undated

Evidence reviewed October 13, 2026. Marks: P photographically · V verified · I inferred · E estimated · S speculative What they mean

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Summary

The Mustad 241 is a single hook with a blind tapered eye, meaning the shank ends without a loop. This entry documents it from one photographed specimen and its printed card P.

No source establishes the model’s production years, intended fishery, or sales.

Photographic record

3 photographs

Mustad Quality 241 — package front showing gold letterpress text and decorative border — size 2/0 — vintage Norwegian salmon hook packaging
IMG-1Mustad Quality 241 Package Front Size 2/0 The printed card for Mustad Qual. 241, with a handwritten 2/0 size at lower left. The card is shown flat on a grid.

How to identify it

Identify the card by its model line, Qual. 241, and its quality line, Première Qualité. The key device at the left carries Marque above and à la Clef below P.

On the hook, look for a blind eye with no loop and transverse ridge marks near its tip P. The 2/0 size on the card is handwritten, so the card alone does not establish the hook’s size P.

Technical profile and measurements

Features of the model, as recorded
FeatureRecordedEvidence
EyeBlind — Marked Tapered Shank
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Blind tapered end with transverse ridge marks near its tip. No loop, and no flattened spade end (a paddle-shaped shank end) is visible P.

OBS-1SRC-5
WireFine (1X Fine)OBS-8SRC-10MEA-5
ShankStandard — Marked / ridged, Tapered
BendLimerick, Standard gap
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Deep Limerick bend with pronounced angular transition from shank to bend, typical of salmon hooks designed for maximum holding power P

PointSuperior
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One barb cut into the inside edge of the point (the side facing the shank), set back from the tip P. Barb length and angle are not recorded.

OBS-4
FinishBlued — judged from the photographs
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Dark grey on the shank and bend, bright metal at the point and barb P. Blueing (an oxidized dark finish) and black enamel look alike in photographs I.

OBS-6SRC-8SRC-9
ConstructionForgedOBS-2

The point is slender and tapers to a sharp tip. Fine grinding marks run along it, and the inside edge stays close to straight from the barb to the tip P.

The shank narrows slightly toward the eye. It shows no kink, offset, or baitholder slice, which is a cut in the shank that holds bait P.

Its length class is standard by silhouette comparison with catalog hooks. The printed words Tige longue read as long shank, so the class is not settled I.

Forging cannot be seen in these photographs, so the wire profile is unknown. The wire class is fine by silhouette comparison with catalog hooks.

Measurements

Per size, with how each dimension was taken
SizeOverall lengthShank lengthGap widthBend depthWire diameterWeight
2/0Specimen S136.4 mm EcaliperMEA-127.4 mm EcaliperMEA-211.7 mm EcaliperMEA-3 Check: The evidence record measured 11.7 mm (MEA-3).12.7 mm EcaliperMEA-41.09 mm EcaliperMEA-5 Check: The evidence record measured 1.09 mm (MEA-5)..351g Pcaliper
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How hook dimensions are measuredA hook outline with dimension lines for overall length, shank length, gap, bend depth, and wire diameter.Overall lengthShank lengthGapBend depthWire diameter
Overall length
Eye to the farthest point of the bend.
Shank length
Eye to the start of the bend.
Gap
Point to shank, at right angles to the shank.
Bend depth
Shank to the bottom of the bend.
Wire diameter
Across the wire, measured by caliper where possible.

Specimens, packaging, and label

This record documents one specimen. It describes that specimen only, not every example of the model.

Flat printed card for Mustad Qual. 241 on a grid background, with a handwritten 2/0 at lower left.
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S1 · Card with handwritten 2/0

Size
2/0 (printed on the label)
Container
Card
Hook condition
Surface intact (P).
Packaging condition
Very Good — light wear, fully legible
Wear
centre-right, full height: vertical crease or fold LBL-11
Wear
left edge, lower half: dark vertical scuff or line (pencil or fold; not transcribed) LBL-12
Wear
right edge, upper half: faint vertical line (possible crease) LBL-13
Wear
top edge inside the border: thin dark horizontal line (possible crease or printed rule) LBL-14
Measured
size 2/0
Photographs
IMG-1IMG-2IMG-3

The card was photographed alone, and the hooks it held are not in the frame. The hook photographs show one hook. No physical link between the card and that hook is shown.

What the label says

LBL-1 trademark · left margin, beside the key device (centre-left) from IMG-1
Marque
à la Clef
LBL-2 printed · upper centre, header block (three lines) from IMG-1
O. MUSTAD & S[?]N
FABRICANTS
OSLO - NORVEGE
LBL-3 printed · centre, below the header from IMG-1
Qual. 241
LBL-4 printed · centre, below Qual. 241 from IMG-1
Première Qualité
LBL-5 printed · lower centre, largest type on the card from IMG-1
Hameçons Irlandais-Mustad
LBL-6 printed · lower left from IMG-1
100
LBL-7 printed · lower right from IMG-1
Blancs à pointe
LBL-8 printed · lower left, below 100 from IMG-1
N°
LBL-9 printed · lower right, below Blancs à pointe from IMG-1
Brute Tige longue
LBL-10 handwritten · lower left, beside printed N°; blue-black ink from IMG-1
2/0
Trademark
Key-shaped device (outline of a key) at left center, with Marque above and à la Clef below.
As entered on the specimen record
Marque
à la Clef
O. MUSTAD & S[?]N
FABRICANTS
OSLO - NORVEGE
Qual. 241
Première Qualité
Hameçons Irlandais-Mustad
100
Blancs à pointe
N°
Brute Tige longue
Layout
Header block at upper center. Key device at left, with Marque above and à la Clef below. Model line and quality line at center. Large product line at lower center. Quantity and N° at lower left, with Blancs à pointe and Brute Tige longue at lower right.
Typeface
Header lines in capitals; other lines in mixed case.
Printed marks
Border of small printed star or asterisk ornaments along all four edges P.
Later marks
2/0 in blue-black ink beside the printed N° at lower left P.

Care of this specimen: Keep the card flat in a dry, stable place, and handle it by its edges. Avoid pressing on the vertical crease near the center. Keep the hook dry to prevent rust.

Condition

No rust, pitting, or corrosion is visible in the photographs. Fine surface scratches show on the point and barb P.

Pattern history and manufacturer context

Series

Production years and catalog listings for the 241 are not documented. The card prints Qual. 241 and no other model designation P.

Design lineage

The card prints Irlandais in its product name P. No source documents what the word refers to, or which design the 241 follows.

Dating

The card has no printed date. No source documents the dating of this card design.

O. Mustad & Son — The company's nail and wire factory began near Gjøvik in 1832 V. Fishhook production started in Gjøvik in 1877 V. Read the maker’s history →
The Key Brand Mark. The key device on the card probably marks the company's Key Brand I. Encyclopedia entries list Key Brand among its brands V.

Use

  • Salmon
  • Sea trout
  • Bait fishing

Primary application

The card names no species, fishery, or method. The intended application of the 241 is not documented.

The blind eye has no loop, so line is bound to the shank by whipping or snelling I. Snelling wraps the line around the shank to hold it in place.

Collecting and buying

No collecting rating is given. No recorded sales or census data are documented for this model.

No collecting rating is given for this model. No recorded sales, count of surviving examples, or catalog listing is documented for it.

The photographed card is the only packaging documented. Its printed quantity is 100, and its size is handwritten P.

Market value

Insufficient recorded sales data to estimate a reliable value.

0 sold observations recorded; 2 are needed, with the basis and date of the range, before a value is shown. Asking prices are shown as asking prices only.

The listed range has no recorded sold sales behind it. Recorded sales would be needed to support any range.

Label and source analysis

Package Text Analysis

Source: Printed text on the card

Tige is the shank in French tackle usage, so the printed Tige longue reads as long shank I. The word à pointe may refer to the barb, because French usage describes a barbed hook as à pointe barbelée I.

Qualité means quality. The printed lines Qual. 241 and Première Qualité name a quality line, but the card does not state what that line covered. The printed words Irlandais and Brute are not documented as terms for hook type or finish.

Modern equivalents and related hooks

Best matchRelated by Attribute

Computed automatically from catalog data — updated as new hooks are added.

SilhouetteHook ModelMatchAnalysisCompare
185 No. 2 — Limerick Hook No. 185 silhouette185 No. 2 — Limerick Hook No. 18584%Matches: Bend, Wire, Gap, Eye, Eye Orient. +4 moreDiffers: Shank: Standard vs 3X Long; Point: Superior vs Hollow Point; Finish: Blued vs Bronzed +3 moreCompare
3816 No. 7/0 — Mustad 3816 silhouette3816 No. 7/0 — Mustad 381674%Matches: Shank, Wire, Gap, Eye Orient., Offset +2 moreDiffers: Bend: Limerick vs Sproat; Eye: Blind — Marked Tapered Shank vs Blind — Marked Shank; Point: Superior vs Hollow Point +5 moreCompare
3371 No. 1/0 — Mustad 3371 silhouette3371 No. 1/0 — Mustad 337173%Matches: Shank, Wire, Gap, Eye Orient., Point +3 moreDiffers: Bend: Limerick vs Sproat; Eye: Blind — Marked Tapered Shank vs Blind — Marked Shank; Finish: Blued vs Bronzed +4 moreCompare
241 B No. 1/0, 2/0 — 241 B silhouette241 B No. 1/0, 2/0 — 241 B72%Matches: Bend, Wire, Gap, Eye Orient., Offset +1 moreDiffers: Shank: Standard vs 1X Long; Eye: Blind — Marked Tapered Shank vs Blind — Tapered Shank; Point: Superior vs Hollow Point +3 moreCompare
No. 195 No. 1/0 — Kendal Sneck silhouetteNo. 195 No. 1/0 — Kendal Sneck72%Matches: Gap, Eye, Eye Orient., Offset, Application +2 moreDiffers: Bend: Limerick vs Sneck; Shank: Standard vs 1X Long; Wire: Fine (1X Fine) vs Standard +5 moreCompare

ExploratoryRelated by Shape (SVG)

Ranked purely by silhouette geometry — attribute labels are ignored.

SilhouetteHook ModelMatchCompare
1937 No. 2/0, 4/0 — Iron Arm Spear Pointed Limerick silhouette1937 No. 2/0, 4/0 — Iron Arm Spear Pointed Limerick84%Compare
31010 ST No. 3/0 — Mustad-Atlantic Limerick Hook silhouette31010 ST No. 3/0 — Mustad-Atlantic Limerick Hook82%Compare
Harrison & Bartleet’s – Celebrated Pennell Limerick Hooks silhouetteHarrison & Bartleet’s – Celebrated Pennell Limerick Hooks82%Compare
8210 No. 5 — Mustad 8210 silhouette8210 No. 5 — Mustad 821079%Compare
3101 A No. 2/0 — 3101 A silhouette3101 A No. 2/0 — 3101 A78%Compare

Sources, open questions, and record notes

Sources & Documentation

This specimen and its packaging — photographed, 3 images
Supports: quantity per packageconstructioneyewirebarbfinishcondition notesmeasurement notesmeasurement methodbend depthshank gap ratiois snelleddating rangepackagingsecondary applicationsfly patternsfun factfun fact titlemeta descriptionprimary search termssummaryidentificationtechnical notesseries historydesign lineageprimary applicationcollectability detail

Entry last updated June 10, 2026. Entries are updated as new specimens, measurements, or documents come to light.