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Partridge M Hooks – Single Salmon Hooks

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Partridge of Redditch M

Single SalmonUndated packages; Code M listed about 1999

Evidence reviewed October 26, 2026. Marks: P photographically · V verified · I inferred · E estimated · S speculative What they mean

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Summary

Partridge of Redditch Code M is the Single Salmon hook, the heaviest of the maker’s three weight ranges for salmon flies V.

Five boxes and five carded packets document the model here, with hooks photographed and measured in sizes from 12 to 4/0 P. None of the packages carries a printed date.

Photographic record

16 photographs

Black-on-gold Partridge Single Salmon Hooks box label, Code M, with size 2/0 written by hand in brown ink
IMG-1Partridge M Single Salmon Hooks Box Label Box label for Partridge Code M single salmon hooks in the black-on-gold printing, size 2/0 written by hand. The label is stained and the box end is creased and torn.

How to identify it

Boxes. The lid label reads PARTRIDGE SINGLE SALMON HOOKS, prints CODE M in a bordered panel, and has the size written by hand in a SIZE panel P. The black-on-gold printing has a single panel printed 100 and the maker’s name beneath the bird logo. The red-bordered printing has a diagonally split panel printed 100 and 25, with the maker’s name along the base P.

Cards. Look for separate CODE, SIZE and QTY panels under the orange header, with QTY printed 25 and the size handwritten P. Two printings have a printed M at each top corner beside a coloured band P.

Loose hooks. Keep the package with the hooks. The maker’s Code N is a longer-shanked single salmon hook V, and a loose hook is hard to attribute without its label I.

Technical profile and measurements

Features of the model, as recorded
FeatureRecordedEvidence
EyeLooped Eye, Turned Up
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Looped up eye V. Turned up; the returned wire lies along the top of the shank and ends in a tapered step about a third of the way back P.

LBL-20OBS-1OBS-8
WireHeavy (1X Heavy), Forged
Shank2X Long — PlainCMP-1LBL-20SRC-6CMP-1 compared with 77 catalogued hooks classified 2X Long
BendSproat, Standard gap
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Traditional flat forged salmon bend V; forging flats are not visible in side view. Smooth curve, deepest at the rear, with the point leg near parallel to the shank P.

LBL-20OBS-3OBS-9
PointStandard / Spear
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Medium barb V, raised from the upper face where the point taper begins, well back from the tip. The cut edge is finely serrated P.

LBL-20OBS-5OBS-10
FinishBlack Japanned — judged from the photographs
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Black finish V. Even, glossy, neutral black with no blue tone P. A japan coating, a baked black lacquer, is inferred from the appearance I.

LBL-20SRC-6OBS-6OBS-11OBS-14
ConstructionForgedOBS-5OBS-10LBL-20

The card specifies wire graded 2 x heavy and a long point V. On the hooks examined the point is straight and evenly tapered, in line with the point leg P.

The card grades the shank as standard length, a grade within Partridge’s own salmon range I. Compared by silhouette with other hooks in this reference, the shank proportion falls with 2X long patterns and the wire proportion with standard wire E. The difference probably reflects the long shank of a salmon iron measured against general hook conventions I.

Measurements

Per size, with how each dimension was taken
SizeOverall lengthShank lengthGap widthBend depthWire diameterWeight
4/0Specimen S251.6 mm PcaliperMEA-1—13.2 mm PcaliperMEA-2———
1/0Specimen S11—28 mm PcaliperMEA-312 mm PcaliperMEA-4 Check: The evidence record measured 11.99 mm (MEA-4).—1.27 mm PcaliperMEA-5 Check: The evidence record measured 1.27 mm (MEA-5)..58g Pcaliper
4Specimen S1229.5 mm PcaliperMEA-618 mm PcaliperMEA-7 Check: The evidence record measured 18.01 mm (MEA-7).9 mm PcaliperMEA-8 Check: The evidence record measured 8.99 mm (MEA-8).—1.04 mm IcaliperMEA-9.27g 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 12 specimens. Each describes itself only; none stands for every example of the model.

Black-on-gold Partridge Single Salmon Hooks box label, Code M, with size 2/0 written by hand in brown ink
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S1 · Box, size 2/0, black-on-gold label

Size
2/0 (printed on the label)
Container
Box
Hook condition
Glossy black finish with no rust; light linear marks on the point leg near the barb seat (P).
Packaging condition
Fair — significant wear, partially legible
Wear
lid label face: Mottled brown staining over much of the gold label, heaviest at centre and around the SIZE box. LBL-3
Wear
box right end and lower lid edge: Right end of the box creased and crumpled with paper torn at the lower right; lower lid edge worn. LBL-4
Photographs
IMG-1IMG-5IMG-7

Label stained over much of its face; right end of the box creased and torn; lower lid edge worn P. The loose hook photographed in side view and close-up is associated with this box in the photographic record, but the match is not certain.

What the label says

LBL-1 printed · box lid label, full face from IMG-1
PARTRIDGE
SINGLE SALMON
HOOKS
MADE BY
PARTRIDGE
OF REDDITCH
ENGLAND
CODE M
SIZE
100
HAND MADE FROM QUALITY SHEFFIELD STEEL
LBL-2 handwritten · SIZE box, brown ink from IMG-1
2/0
Trademark
Partridge bird outline in a square frame, printed black on a metallic gold label with a black double border.
As entered on the specimen record
PARTRIDGE
SINGLE SALMON
HOOKS
MADE BY
PARTRIDGE
OF REDDITCH
ENGLAND
CODE M
SIZE
100
HAND MADE FROM QUALITY SHEFFIELD STEEL
Layout
Bird logo in a square frame at upper left with the maker's name beneath it; title at upper right; CODE M in a bordered panel; SIZE beside a handwritten size panel and a panel printed 100; Sheffield steel line along the base.
Later marks
2/0 in brown ink in the size panel.

Care of this specimen: Support the torn box end when handling and keep the box flat.

Red-bordered gold Partridge Single Salmon Hooks box label, Code M, with size 4/0 written by hand
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Box of Partridge Code M single salmon hooks with red-bordered gold label, size 12 written by hand
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S2 · Box, size 4/0, red-bordered label

Size
4/0 (printed on the label)
Container
Box
Hook condition
No rust, pitting or finish loss; point and barb intact; dust and lint specks on the surface (P).
Packaging condition
Good — moderate wear, legible
Wear
lid label of the 4/0 box: Red border abraded with gold flecks showing through; fine crease or crack lines across the gold field at left and centre; small dark spot in the logo square left of the bird's head. LBL-16
Wear
lid label lower-right corner and box ends of the size 12 box: Label lower-right corner torn and lifting from the box; box end edges soiled and worn. LBL-17
Wear
box edges and corners, all four boxes: Worn and torn box corners and edges, notably the top-left lid corner of the size 6 box and the right end of the size 10 box; scuffing on all four labels. LBL-18
Measured
size 4/0
Photographs
IMG-2IMG-6IMG-8IMG-11

Red border abraded with gold showing through; fine crease lines across the gold field; small dark spot in the logo square P. The loose 4/0 hooks photographed are associated with this box in the photographic record, but the match is not certain.

What the label says

LBL-5 printed · box lid label, full face from IMG-2IMG-3IMG-4
PARTRIDGE
SINGLE SALMON
HOOKS
CODE M
HAND MADE
FROM QUALITY
SHEFFIELD STEEL
S
I
Z
E
100
25
MADE BY PARTRIDGE OF REDDITCH, ENGLAND
LBL-6 printed · white typed sticker on lower edge of the size 12 box, upside down in photo from IMG-3
Single Salmon
Hooks
12
LBL-7 printed · white typed sticker on top face of the size 6 box (lower left), upside down in photo from IMG-4
M Single Salmon
6
LBL-8 printed · white typed sticker on top face of the size 10 box (lower right), upside down in photo from IMG-4
M Single Salmon
Hooks 10
LBL-9 printed · white typed sticker on top face of the size 12 box (top), upside down and oblique from IMG-4
M
LBL-10 handwritten · SIZE box, grey graphite-like strokes from IMG-2
4/0
LBL-11 handwritten · SIZE box, grey-blue ink from IMG-3
12
LBL-12 handwritten · SIZE box of the top box, grey-blue ink from IMG-4
12
LBL-13 handwritten · SIZE box of the lower-left box, pale grey ink from IMG-4
6
LBL-14 handwritten · SIZE box of the lower-centre box, pale grey ink from IMG-4
8
LBL-15 handwritten · SIZE box of the lower-right box, blue-grey ink from IMG-4
10
Trademark
Partridge bird outline in a square frame, printed red on metallic gold inside a broad red border.
As entered on the specimen record
PARTRIDGE
SINGLE SALMON
HOOKS
CODE M
HAND MADE
FROM QUALITY
SHEFFIELD STEEL
S
I
Z
E
100
25
MADE BY PARTRIDGE OF REDDITCH, ENGLAND
Layout
Bird logo in a square frame at upper left; title at upper right; CODE M in a bordered panel; Sheffield steel statement at left; SIZE printed vertically beside the handwritten size panel; diagonally split panel printed 100 and 25; maker's name along the base.
Later marks
4/0 in grey graphite-like strokes in the size panel.
Red-bordered gold Partridge Single Salmon Hooks box label, Code M, with size 4/0 written by hand
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Box of Partridge Code M single salmon hooks with red-bordered gold label, size 12 written by hand
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S3 · Box, size 12, red-bordered label

Size
12 (printed on the label)
Container
Box
Hook condition
Glossy black with a few small pale flecks or scuffs on one shank; no rust (P).
Packaging condition
Fair — significant wear, partially legible
Wear
lid label of the 4/0 box: Red border abraded with gold flecks showing through; fine crease or crack lines across the gold field at left and centre; small dark spot in the logo square left of the bird's head. LBL-16
Wear
lid label lower-right corner and box ends of the size 12 box: Label lower-right corner torn and lifting from the box; box end edges soiled and worn. LBL-17
Wear
box edges and corners, all four boxes: Worn and torn box corners and edges, notably the top-left lid corner of the size 6 box and the right end of the size 10 box; scuffing on all four labels. LBL-18
Photographs
IMG-3IMG-4IMG-9IMG-10IMG-11

Label lower-right corner torn and lifting; box ends soiled and worn P. The size 12 box in the four-box group photograph may be this box. The loose size 12 hooks photographed are associated with this box, but the match is not certain.

What the label says

LBL-5 printed · box lid label, full face from IMG-2IMG-3IMG-4
PARTRIDGE
SINGLE SALMON
HOOKS
CODE M
HAND MADE
FROM QUALITY
SHEFFIELD STEEL
S
I
Z
E
100
25
MADE BY PARTRIDGE OF REDDITCH, ENGLAND
LBL-6 printed · white typed sticker on lower edge of the size 12 box, upside down in photo from IMG-3
Single Salmon
Hooks
12
LBL-7 printed · white typed sticker on top face of the size 6 box (lower left), upside down in photo from IMG-4
M Single Salmon
6
LBL-8 printed · white typed sticker on top face of the size 10 box (lower right), upside down in photo from IMG-4
M Single Salmon
Hooks 10
LBL-9 printed · white typed sticker on top face of the size 12 box (top), upside down and oblique from IMG-4
M
LBL-10 handwritten · SIZE box, grey graphite-like strokes from IMG-2
4/0
LBL-11 handwritten · SIZE box, grey-blue ink from IMG-3
12
LBL-12 handwritten · SIZE box of the top box, grey-blue ink from IMG-4
12
LBL-13 handwritten · SIZE box of the lower-left box, pale grey ink from IMG-4
6
LBL-14 handwritten · SIZE box of the lower-centre box, pale grey ink from IMG-4
8
LBL-15 handwritten · SIZE box of the lower-right box, blue-grey ink from IMG-4
10
Trademark
Partridge bird outline in a square frame, printed red on metallic gold inside a broad red border.
As entered on the specimen record
PARTRIDGE
SINGLE SALMON
HOOKS
CODE M
HAND MADE
FROM QUALITY
SHEFFIELD STEEL
S
I
Z
E
100
25
MADE BY PARTRIDGE OF REDDITCH, ENGLAND
Layout
Red-bordered printing, laid out as on the 4/0 box.
Printed marks
White typed sticker on the lower edge: Single Salmon / Hooks / 12, with any leading character illegible. A typed sticker on the top face of the size 12 box in the group photograph begins M; the rest is illegible.
Later marks
12 in grey-blue ink in the size panel.

Care of this specimen: Keep pressure off the lifting label corner and do not reattach it with household glue.

Red-bordered gold Partridge Single Salmon Hooks box label, Code M, with size 4/0 written by hand
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Box of Partridge Code M single salmon hooks with red-bordered gold label, size 12 written by hand
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S4 · Box, size 6, red-bordered label

Size
6 (printed on the label)
Container
Box
Hook condition
Not examined; box contents not shown.
Packaging condition
Good — moderate wear, legible
Wear
lid label of the 4/0 box: Red border abraded with gold flecks showing through; fine crease or crack lines across the gold field at left and centre; small dark spot in the logo square left of the bird's head. LBL-16
Wear
lid label lower-right corner and box ends of the size 12 box: Label lower-right corner torn and lifting from the box; box end edges soiled and worn. LBL-17
Wear
box edges and corners, all four boxes: Worn and torn box corners and edges, notably the top-left lid corner of the size 6 box and the right end of the size 10 box; scuffing on all four labels. LBL-18
Photographs
IMG-4

Photographed only in the four-box group. Top-left lid corner torn; label scuffed P.

What the label says

LBL-5 printed · box lid label, full face from IMG-2IMG-3IMG-4
PARTRIDGE
SINGLE SALMON
HOOKS
CODE M
HAND MADE
FROM QUALITY
SHEFFIELD STEEL
S
I
Z
E
100
25
MADE BY PARTRIDGE OF REDDITCH, ENGLAND
LBL-6 printed · white typed sticker on lower edge of the size 12 box, upside down in photo from IMG-3
Single Salmon
Hooks
12
LBL-7 printed · white typed sticker on top face of the size 6 box (lower left), upside down in photo from IMG-4
M Single Salmon
6
LBL-8 printed · white typed sticker on top face of the size 10 box (lower right), upside down in photo from IMG-4
M Single Salmon
Hooks 10
LBL-9 printed · white typed sticker on top face of the size 12 box (top), upside down and oblique from IMG-4
M
LBL-10 handwritten · SIZE box, grey graphite-like strokes from IMG-2
4/0
LBL-11 handwritten · SIZE box, grey-blue ink from IMG-3
12
LBL-12 handwritten · SIZE box of the top box, grey-blue ink from IMG-4
12
LBL-13 handwritten · SIZE box of the lower-left box, pale grey ink from IMG-4
6
LBL-14 handwritten · SIZE box of the lower-centre box, pale grey ink from IMG-4
8
LBL-15 handwritten · SIZE box of the lower-right box, blue-grey ink from IMG-4
10
Trademark
Partridge bird outline in a square frame, printed red on metallic gold inside a broad red border.
As entered on the specimen record
PARTRIDGE
SINGLE SALMON
HOOKS
CODE M
HAND MADE
FROM QUALITY
SHEFFIELD STEEL
S
I
Z
E
100
25
MADE BY PARTRIDGE OF REDDITCH, ENGLAND
Layout
Red-bordered printing, laid out as on the 4/0 box.
Printed marks
White typed sticker on the top face: M Single Salmon / 6, with a second word beneath Single too blurred to read.
Later marks
6 in pale grey ink in the size panel.
Red-bordered gold Partridge Single Salmon Hooks box label, Code M, with size 4/0 written by hand
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Box of Partridge Code M single salmon hooks with red-bordered gold label, size 12 written by hand
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S5 · Box, size 8, red-bordered label

Size
8 (printed on the label)
Container
Box
Hook condition
Not examined; box contents not shown.
Packaging condition
Good — moderate wear, legible
Wear
lid label of the 4/0 box: Red border abraded with gold flecks showing through; fine crease or crack lines across the gold field at left and centre; small dark spot in the logo square left of the bird's head. LBL-16
Wear
lid label lower-right corner and box ends of the size 12 box: Label lower-right corner torn and lifting from the box; box end edges soiled and worn. LBL-17
Wear
box edges and corners, all four boxes: Worn and torn box corners and edges, notably the top-left lid corner of the size 6 box and the right end of the size 10 box; scuffing on all four labels. LBL-18
Photographs
IMG-4

Photographed only in the four-box group. Edges worn; label scuffed P.

What the label says

LBL-5 printed · box lid label, full face from IMG-2IMG-3IMG-4
PARTRIDGE
SINGLE SALMON
HOOKS
CODE M
HAND MADE
FROM QUALITY
SHEFFIELD STEEL
S
I
Z
E
100
25
MADE BY PARTRIDGE OF REDDITCH, ENGLAND
LBL-6 printed · white typed sticker on lower edge of the size 12 box, upside down in photo from IMG-3
Single Salmon
Hooks
12
LBL-7 printed · white typed sticker on top face of the size 6 box (lower left), upside down in photo from IMG-4
M Single Salmon
6
LBL-8 printed · white typed sticker on top face of the size 10 box (lower right), upside down in photo from IMG-4
M Single Salmon
Hooks 10
LBL-9 printed · white typed sticker on top face of the size 12 box (top), upside down and oblique from IMG-4
M
LBL-10 handwritten · SIZE box, grey graphite-like strokes from IMG-2
4/0
LBL-11 handwritten · SIZE box, grey-blue ink from IMG-3
12
LBL-12 handwritten · SIZE box of the top box, grey-blue ink from IMG-4
12
LBL-13 handwritten · SIZE box of the lower-left box, pale grey ink from IMG-4
6
LBL-14 handwritten · SIZE box of the lower-centre box, pale grey ink from IMG-4
8
LBL-15 handwritten · SIZE box of the lower-right box, blue-grey ink from IMG-4
10
Trademark
Partridge bird outline in a square frame, printed red on metallic gold inside a broad red border.
As entered on the specimen record
PARTRIDGE
SINGLE SALMON
HOOKS
CODE M
HAND MADE
FROM QUALITY
SHEFFIELD STEEL
S
I
Z
E
100
25
MADE BY PARTRIDGE OF REDDITCH, ENGLAND
Layout
Red-bordered printing, laid out as on the 4/0 box.
Later marks
8 in pale grey ink in the size panel.
Red-bordered gold Partridge Single Salmon Hooks box label, Code M, with size 4/0 written by hand
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Box of Partridge Code M single salmon hooks with red-bordered gold label, size 12 written by hand
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S6 · Box, size 10, red-bordered label

Size
10 (printed on the label)
Container
Box
Hook condition
Not examined; box contents not shown.
Packaging condition
Good — moderate wear, legible
Wear
lid label of the 4/0 box: Red border abraded with gold flecks showing through; fine crease or crack lines across the gold field at left and centre; small dark spot in the logo square left of the bird's head. LBL-16
Wear
lid label lower-right corner and box ends of the size 12 box: Label lower-right corner torn and lifting from the box; box end edges soiled and worn. LBL-17
Wear
box edges and corners, all four boxes: Worn and torn box corners and edges, notably the top-left lid corner of the size 6 box and the right end of the size 10 box; scuffing on all four labels. LBL-18
Photographs
IMG-4

Photographed only in the four-box group. Right end of the box worn; label scuffed P.

What the label says

LBL-5 printed · box lid label, full face from IMG-2IMG-3IMG-4
PARTRIDGE
SINGLE SALMON
HOOKS
CODE M
HAND MADE
FROM QUALITY
SHEFFIELD STEEL
S
I
Z
E
100
25
MADE BY PARTRIDGE OF REDDITCH, ENGLAND
LBL-6 printed · white typed sticker on lower edge of the size 12 box, upside down in photo from IMG-3
Single Salmon
Hooks
12
LBL-7 printed · white typed sticker on top face of the size 6 box (lower left), upside down in photo from IMG-4
M Single Salmon
6
LBL-8 printed · white typed sticker on top face of the size 10 box (lower right), upside down in photo from IMG-4
M Single Salmon
Hooks 10
LBL-9 printed · white typed sticker on top face of the size 12 box (top), upside down and oblique from IMG-4
M
LBL-10 handwritten · SIZE box, grey graphite-like strokes from IMG-2
4/0
LBL-11 handwritten · SIZE box, grey-blue ink from IMG-3
12
LBL-12 handwritten · SIZE box of the top box, grey-blue ink from IMG-4
12
LBL-13 handwritten · SIZE box of the lower-left box, pale grey ink from IMG-4
6
LBL-14 handwritten · SIZE box of the lower-centre box, pale grey ink from IMG-4
8
LBL-15 handwritten · SIZE box of the lower-right box, blue-grey ink from IMG-4
10
Trademark
Partridge bird outline in a square frame, printed red on metallic gold inside a broad red border.
As entered on the specimen record
PARTRIDGE
SINGLE SALMON
HOOKS
CODE M
HAND MADE
FROM QUALITY
SHEFFIELD STEEL
S
I
Z
E
100
25
MADE BY PARTRIDGE OF REDDITCH, ENGLAND
Layout
Red-bordered printing, laid out as on the 4/0 box.
Printed marks
White typed sticker on the top face: M Single Salmon / Hooks 10.
Later marks
10 in blue-grey ink in the size panel.
Partridge of Redditch card of Code M single salmon hooks, heavyweight, size 4, quantity 25
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Printed back of a Partridge single salmon hook card describing Codes M, N and O1
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S7 · Card of 25, size 4, (Heavyweight) printing

Size
4 (printed on the label)
Container
Card
Hook condition
Black single hooks with turned-up looped eyes in the bag; not individually examined and not countable from the photograph (P).
Packaging condition
Good — moderate wear, legible
Wear
card front: Small black ink spot to the right of SINGLE SALMON HOOKS; lower-left corner of the card bent. LBL-23
Wear
card back: Faint yellowish stains at left beside the Code N lines and small brown spots near '(standard length)'. LBL-24
Photographs
IMG-16IMG-12

Lower-left corner of the card bent; small black ink spot beside the title; light yellowish stains and brown spots on the back P. The printed back is associated with this card in the photographic record, but the match is not certain.

What the label says

LBL-19 printed · card front from IMG-16
PARTRIDGE
OF
REDDITCH
FINEST HAND MADE BRITISH HOOKS
C
O
D
E
M
S
I
Z
E
Q
T
Y
25
PARTRIDGE
SINGLE SALMON HOOKS
(Heavyweight)
HIGH CARBON SHEFFIELD STEEL
LBL-20 printed · card back, centre panel below the hang slot from IMG-12
These salmon hooks are known of old as ‘‘salmon
irons’’ this name suggests their weight and strength.
We make single (and double) hooks for salmon flies in
three weight ranges.
Code M – Single Salmon – Super Heavyweight
(standard length).
Code N – Single Low-Water – Heavyweight (2 x
long)
Code O1 – Single Wilson – Mediumweight (almost 6
x long).
USES:- These single salmon hooks are usually used
for fast sinking flies and fast water conditions.
SPECIFICATION:- Black finish/super heavyweight
wire (2 x heavy)/standard length/traditional flat forged
salmon bend/looped up eye/long point/medium barb.
LBL-21 handwritten · SIZE box, black ink from IMG-16
4
LBL-22 handwritten · price sticker at top right between two printed red rules; pen figures under a red-brown marker overpaint that obscures the first character from IMG-16
[?]50
Trademark
Partridge silhouette between FINEST HAND MADE and BRITISH HOOKS on the orange header; OF over REDDITCH beneath an arc flanked by small arrow-like devices.
As entered on the specimen record
PARTRIDGE
OF
REDDITCH
FINEST HAND MADE BRITISH HOOKS
C
O
D
E
M
S
I
Z
E
Q
T
Y
25
PARTRIDGE
SINGLE SALMON HOOKS
(Heavyweight)
HIGH CARBON SHEFFIELD STEEL

These salmon hooks are known of old as ‘‘salmon
irons’’ this name suggests their weight and strength.
We make single (and double) hooks for salmon flies in
three weight ranges.
Code M – Single Salmon – Super Heavyweight
(standard length).
Code N – Single Low-Water – Heavyweight (2 x
long)
Code O1 – Single Wilson – Mediumweight (almost 6
x long).
USES:- These single salmon hooks are usually used
for fast sinking flies and fast water conditions.
SPECIFICATION:- Black finish/super heavyweight
wire (2 x heavy)/standard length/traditional flat forged
salmon bend/looped up eye/long point/medium barb.
Layout
Front: orange header with the maker's name and tagline; separate CODE, SIZE and QTY panels with vertical legends; title, (Heavyweight) and Sheffield steel line below; clear bag of hooks at the foot. Back: text panel below the hang slot, with six partridge outlines in two groups of three between the Code M and Code N lines.
Typeface
PARTRIDGE in large black serif capitals on the orange header.
Printed marks
Price sticker at top right with two printed red rules.
Later marks
4 in black ink in the size panel. Price sticker: pen figures reading [?]50 under red-brown marker overpaint.
Partridge of Redditch card of Code M single salmon hooks, size 2, quantity 25, with a yellow top band
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Partridge of Redditch card of Code M single salmon hooks, size 1, quantity 25, with an orange-red top band
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S8 · Card of 25, size 2, yellow top band

Size
2 (printed on the label)
Container
Card
Hook condition
Black looped-eye single hooks in the bag; count not determinable from the photograph (P).
Packaging condition
Very Good — light wear, fully legible
Wear
card front, left of the PARTRIDGE title: Small gold-coloured fleck on the card face, debris or adhesive. LBL-30
Photographs
IMG-13

Card clean with light wear P.

What the label says

LBL-25 printed · card front, from top band to Sheffield line from IMG-13IMG-15
M M
PARTRIDGE
OF
REDDITCH
FINEST HAND MADE BRITISH HOOKS
C
O
D
E
M
S
I
Z
E
Q
T
Y
25
PARTRIDGE
SINGLE SALMON HOOKS
HIGH CARBON SHEFFIELD STEEL
LBL-26 handwritten · SIZE box, blue-black ink from IMG-13
2
LBL-27 handwritten · price sticker at top right; pen figures under a red-brown marker overpaint that obscures the first character from IMG-13
[?]50
LBL-28 handwritten · SIZE box, blue ink from IMG-15
1
LBL-29 handwritten · price sticker at top right; pen figures under a red-brown marker overpaint that obscures the first character from IMG-15
[?]50
Trademark
Partridge silhouette between FINEST HAND MADE and BRITISH HOOKS on the orange header; OF over REDDITCH beneath an arc flanked by small arrow-like devices.
As entered on the specimen record
M M
PARTRIDGE
OF
REDDITCH
FINEST HAND MADE BRITISH HOOKS
C
O
D
E
M
S
I
Z
E
Q
T
Y
25
PARTRIDGE
SINGLE SALMON HOOKS
HIGH CARBON SHEFFIELD STEEL
Layout
Printed M at each top corner flanking a yellow band; orange header; separate CODE, SIZE and QTY panels with vertical legends; title and Sheffield steel line below; clear bag of hooks at the foot.
Typeface
PARTRIDGE in large black serif capitals on the orange header.
Later marks
2 in blue-black ink in the size panel. Price sticker: pen figures reading [?]50 under red-brown marker overpaint.
Partridge of Redditch card of Code M single salmon hooks, quantity 25, size written as 110
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S9 · Card of 25, size written 110, FINE printing

Size
110 (printed on the label)
Container
Card
Hook condition
Black looped-eye single hooks in the bag with a white fibrous, tissue-like piece among them; count not determinable (P).
Packaging condition
Good — moderate wear, legible
Wear
price sticker at top right: Price sticker with printed blue rules torn and partly peeled, overlapping the orange band and the printed top-right character. LBL-34
Photographs
IMG-14

Price sticker torn and partly peeled P. Whether the size 110 stands for 1/0 is not established.

What the label says

LBL-31 printed · card front, from top band to title from IMG-14
M [?]
PARTRIDGE
OF
REDDITCH
FINE HAND MADE BRITISH HOOKS
M
S
I
Z
E
Q
T
Y
25
PARTRIDGE
SINGLE SALMON
HOOKS
LBL-32 handwritten · SIZE box, blue-black ink from IMG-14
110
LBL-33 handwritten · torn price sticker at top right; pen fragments too incomplete to read from IMG-14
[?]
Trademark
Partridge silhouette between FINE HAND MADE and BRITISH HOOKS on the orange header; OF over REDDITCH beneath an arc.
As entered on the specimen record
M [?]
PARTRIDGE
OF
REDDITCH
FINE HAND MADE BRITISH HOOKS
M
S
I
Z
E
Q
T
Y
25
PARTRIDGE
SINGLE SALMON
HOOKS
Layout
Printed M at the top-left corner beside an orange band; the top-right character is mostly covered by a torn price sticker. Code panel without a CODE legend; SIZE and QTY panels with vertical legends; title on three lines; no Sheffield steel line.
Typeface
PARTRIDGE in large black serif capitals on the orange header.
Printed marks
Torn price sticker at top right with printed blue rules.
Later marks
110 in blue-black ink in the size panel. Pen fragments on the torn price sticker, too incomplete to read.

Care of this specimen: Leave the torn price sticker in place rather than peeling it further.

Partridge of Redditch card of Code M single salmon hooks, size 2, quantity 25, with a yellow top band
Open full size
Partridge of Redditch card of Code M single salmon hooks, size 1, quantity 25, with an orange-red top band
Open full size

S10 · Card of 25, size 1, orange-red top band

Size
1 (printed on the label)
Container
Card
Hook condition
Black looped-eye single hooks in the bag; count not determinable from the photograph (P).
Packaging condition
Very Good — light wear, fully legible
Wear
card front, left of the PARTRIDGE title: Small gold-coloured fleck on the card face, debris or adhesive. LBL-30
Photographs
IMG-15

Small gold-coloured fleck on the card face left of the title P.

What the label says

LBL-25 printed · card front, from top band to Sheffield line from IMG-13IMG-15
M M
PARTRIDGE
OF
REDDITCH
FINEST HAND MADE BRITISH HOOKS
C
O
D
E
M
S
I
Z
E
Q
T
Y
25
PARTRIDGE
SINGLE SALMON HOOKS
HIGH CARBON SHEFFIELD STEEL
LBL-26 handwritten · SIZE box, blue-black ink from IMG-13
2
LBL-27 handwritten · price sticker at top right; pen figures under a red-brown marker overpaint that obscures the first character from IMG-13
[?]50
LBL-28 handwritten · SIZE box, blue ink from IMG-15
1
LBL-29 handwritten · price sticker at top right; pen figures under a red-brown marker overpaint that obscures the first character from IMG-15
[?]50
Trademark
Partridge silhouette between FINEST HAND MADE and BRITISH HOOKS on the orange header; OF over REDDITCH beneath an arc flanked by small arrow-like devices.
As entered on the specimen record
M M
PARTRIDGE
OF
REDDITCH
FINEST HAND MADE BRITISH HOOKS
C
O
D
E
M
S
I
Z
E
Q
T
Y
25
PARTRIDGE
SINGLE SALMON HOOKS
HIGH CARBON SHEFFIELD STEEL
Layout
Printed M at each top corner flanking an orange-red band; otherwise laid out as the size 2 card.
Typeface
PARTRIDGE in large black serif capitals on the orange header.
Later marks
1 in blue ink in the size panel. Price sticker: pen figures reading [?]50 under red-brown marker overpaint.

S11 · Hook, size 1/0 (caliper record)

Size
1/0 (from the existing record)
Container
Other
Measured
size 1/0

Known from recorded caliper measurements of shank length, gap and wire diameter; not photographed.

S12 · Hook, size 4 (caliper record)

Size
4 (from the existing record)
Container
Other
Measured
size 4

Known from recorded caliper measurements of length, shank length, gap and wire diameter; not photographed. The wire figure was recorded without a unit and is read as inches.

Condition

Hooks photographed show no rust, pitting or finish loss P. Box labels are stained or abraded, with worn and torn corners; cards show light wear and overpainted price stickers P. Hook counts were not checked.

Storage and Preservation

Store boxes and cards flat in a dry place, away from damp. Keep tape and adhesive notes off the paper labels, and do not press on worn box ends.

Handle loose hooks by the shank and return them to their own box or card, since a loose hook is hard to attribute without its package.

Pattern history and manufacturer context

Series

Partridge made its single salmon hooks in three weight ranges, coded M, N and O1, with Code M the super heavyweight V.

Code M was still offered around 1999, in sizes 5/0, 4/0, 3/0, 2/0, 1/0, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 V. Its first year of production is not documented.

Design lineage

The maker’s card notes that these hooks were long known as salmon irons, a name it links to their weight and strength V. A salmon iron is a heavy single hook for salmon flies. The design origins of Code M are not documented.

Dating

No package carries a printed date or a barcode P.
An online hook list with a site note dated February 1999 offers Code M in a full size range, so the pattern was available then V.
The box and card printings have not been dated individually.

Partridge of Redditch — Code M packages carry the Partridge of Redditch name. Ted Partridge sold the firm to a syndicate in 1970; Alan Bramley bought it in the mid-1970s, Mustad took it over about 1996, and FishingMatters acquired it in 2009 V. Which owner issued each printing is not established. Read the maker’s history →
No Machine for the Loop Eye. A 1997 report from the Partridge works in Redditch listed salmon hooks with tapered loop eyes among the jobs that still had to be done by hand, because no machine could do them V.

Use

  • Salmon
  • Sea trout
  • Wet fly

Primary application

The maker’s card states that its single salmon hooks were usually used for fast sinking flies and fast water conditions V. A hook list of about 1999 places Code M among hooks for traditional salmon wet flies V.

Other uses

Steelhead and sea trout wet flies V

Collecting and buying

4 / 10CollectabilityRarity: Uncommon

Rated 4 (uncommon): Code M was a catalogued production pattern, and boxed and carded stock survives in several printings. No survival count or sales record shows it to be scarce, and the sizes or printings that are harder to find have not been identified.

Basis: Production pattern listed about 1999 V; several surviving box and card printings P. No survival count or sales record.

The rating describes the model as usually found. It rests on production evidence: Code M was a listed pattern around 1999 V, and surviving stock in several printings points to a long production run I.

Demand probably comes from tyers of traditional salmon flies who still use heavy salmon irons I. The condition of the packages recorded here does not affect the rating.

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.

Fewer than two recorded sold results are on file for Code M, so the figures shown are not yet supported by sales.

Recorded sales and listings
ListingPriceDateCondition
PARTRIDGE SINGLE SALMON SZ 8 QTY 25 HOOKS CODE MFrom $24.99 askinglive listingNew
PARTRIDGE SINGLE SALMON SZ 10 QTY 25 HOOKS CODE MFrom $24.99 askinglive listingNew
partridge M heavy weight salmon hooks single size 5/0 x 50 loop eyeFrom $25.45 askinglive listingNew
partridge M heavy weight salmon irons hooks single size 4 x 10 loop up eyeFrom $11.95 askinglive listingNew

Label and source analysis

Handwritten Size Marks and Stickers

Every box and card recorded here has its size written by hand in the SIZE panel P. On the boxes the figures are in brown ink (2/0), grey graphite-like strokes (4/0), and grey or blue-grey ink (6, 8, 10 and 12). On the cards they are in black (4), blue-black (2) and blue (1) ink; one card reads 110, and whether this stands for 1/0 is not established.

White typed stickers on the box tops and edges repeat the code and size, for example M Single Salmon Hooks 10 P. Three cards carry price stickers whose pen figures are covered with red-brown marker, and the first figure cannot be read P.

Who wrote these marks, and when, is not documented.

Packaging Claims and Material Statements

Source: Partridge of Redditch Code M box labels and card packets (undated)

Both box printings state HAND MADE FROM QUALITY SHEFFIELD STEEL P. The cards state FINEST HAND MADE BRITISH HOOKS, or FINE HAND MADE BRITISH HOOKS on one printing, and two card printings add HIGH CARBON SHEFFIELD STEEL P.

These are the maker’s own statements of material and method. The hooks examined here do not show how they were made, and no other source documents the steel.

Modern equivalents and related hooks

Modern equivalents
HookMatchNotes
Tiemco 7999 or Partridge SH (current production)Very goodTurned-up loop eye, Limerick bend, appropriate for salmon/sea trout fly tying. Modern production equivalent maintains core design.

Best matchRelated by Attribute

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

SilhouetteHook ModelMatchAnalysisCompare
HR414 No. 1–8 — Tying Single silhouetteHR414 No. 1–8 — Tying Single85%Matches: Wire, Gap, Eye, Eye Orient., Point +3 moreDiffers: Finish: Black Japanned vs Other; Application: Salmon, Sea Trout, Wet Fly vs Salmon, Sea TroutCompare
5887 No. 100 — No. 5887 Sproat Hook silhouette5887 No. 100 — No. 5887 Sproat Hook76%Matches: Bend, Shank, Wire, Gap, Point +3 moreDiffers: Eye: Looped Eye vs Tapered Eye; Eye Orient.: Turned Up vs Turned Down; Finish: Black Japanned vs Bronzed +5 moreCompare
HR410 — Tying Single silhouetteHR410 — Tying Single74%Matches: Shank, Gap, Eye, Eye Orient., Point +3 moreDiffers: Wire: Heavy (1X Heavy) vs Fine (1X Fine); Finish: Black Japanned vs Other; Application: Salmon, Sea Trout, Wet Fly vs SalmonCompare
7999 No. 2/0 — TMC 7999 silhouette7999 No. 2/0 — TMC 799974%Matches: Bend, Eye, Eye Orient., Point, Finish +4 moreDiffers: Shank: 2X Long vs 1X Long; Wire: Heavy (1X Heavy) vs Standard; Gap: Standard vs Narrow +4 moreCompare
01 No. 2 — Single Wilson Hooks silhouette01 No. 2 — Single Wilson Hooks73%Matches: Bend, Gap, Eye, Eye Orient., Point +5 moreDiffers: Shank: 2X Long vs 1X Long; Wire: Heavy (1X Heavy) vs Fine (1X Fine); Application: Salmon, Sea Trout, Wet Fly vs Dry Fly, Salmon, Sea Trout +3 moreCompare

ExploratoryRelated by Shape (SVG)

Ranked purely by silhouette geometry — attribute labels are ignored.

SilhouetteHook ModelMatchCompare
HR410 — Tying Single silhouetteHR410 — Tying Single78%Compare
3658 E — Limerick Hooks silhouette3658 E — Limerick Hooks76%Compare
73310 — T10-6H silhouette73310 — T10-6H75%Compare
2139 No. 6 silhouette2139 No. 673%Compare
CS11/1 No. 4 — JS Sea Streamer silhouetteCS11/1 No. 4 — JS Sea Streamer73%Compare

Sources, open questions, and record notes

Sources & Documentation

This specimen and its packaging — photographed, 16 images
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Entry last updated July 26, 2026. Entries are updated as new specimens, measurements, or documents come to light.