The Boston pattern is narrower and slightly longer through the blade than the Providence, with a tip shaped to slip into a hinge that sits deep. This one is 3 inches of high-alloy stain-free DEXSTEEL, which matters because oyster knives spend their lives wet and salty.
It is a working shucking knife for a raw bar or a home kitchen with a bushel to get through. The extra reach over a 2-3/4 inch blade helps on deeper-cupped oysters where the muscle sits further back from the hinge.
Dexter-Russell has been manufacturing cutlery in Southbridge, Massachusetts since 1818, and remains the oldest American cutlery maker still in operation.
