Charatan Models & Shape Information for the Collector
Note: I received the following information from Doug Valitchka that may be of interest to collectors:
Charatan Models Lane Era
DC Stands for Double Comfort Bit / Stem, This is a Step Down Style Stem, it is easily distinguished from a standard Saddle bit, or Fishtail.
Charatan’s make freehand straight grains
- Summa Cum Laude
- Crown Achievement
- Royal Achievement
- Achievement
- Coronation
- Supreme 200
- Supreme 150
- Supreme 100
- Supreme S
- Supreme
- Selected XLG
- Selected
- Executive XLG
- Executive
- Distinction XLG
- Distinction
- After Hours
- Free hand Relief
Charatan’s make “Apprenticeship” standard shape grades
- Special
- Relief Grain (tan)
- Relief Grain (dark)
- Belvedere
- Perfection
Charatan Shape Numbers
- 8 Large bulldog / saddle bulldog
- 11 bent 1/2 bent billiard
- 12 Large billiard
- 33 Bell Dublin
- 47 Ritz heavy shank pot
- 48 Large pot
- 58 Newmarket 1/16 bent long shank Dublin
- 61 Huntsman horn
- 63 Zulu
- 72 Burlington 1/4 bent stack
- 73 Salisbury pointed heel 1/4 bent apple
- 80 Large Dublin
- 81 Gilpin Dublin-bowl poker
- 83 Cavalier round rim calabash
- 84 The Ton barrel bowl poker
- 89 Bent pot diamond shank 1/4 bent pot
- 91 Medium Dublin
- 101 Diamond billiard / diamond shank billiard
- 102 Extra large billiard
- 109 Rhodesian 1/4 bent Rhodesian
- 122 Apple
- 148 Outsize pot
- 211 Outsize bent 1/2 bent billiard
- 402 Outsize lumberman / Canadian
- 420 Outsize billiard / heavy shank billiard
- 502 Prince prince
- 651 Banker diplomat
- 652 Panel billiard
- 654 Skater skater
- 655 Pot royal pot
- 0104 Medium lumberman / Canadian
- 0120 Large lumberman / Canadian