It will help defray some confusion and hopefully help CA owners somewhat: Here is the data I have for Charter Arms, at this date. They'll fit most any holster made for a J frame Smith. Yes, you give up some concealibility, but they're worth the trade-off. I contacted Charter, and was told the current crop of neoprene grips will fit the older guns. The one I've got shoots just fine but with those tiny wooden grips it will batter my knuckles bloody, even with wadcutter loads. The company once again is in the hands of the original family at this time, and although I've never shot one of the current production models, the ones I've looked at seem to be well made. The ones marked as "Charco" and "Charter 2000" are considered "hit and miss" on the quality (if not downright poor). Over the years Charter Arms has been bought and sold several times. To the best of my knowledge there is no real way to tell exactly when a gun was made, other than rough estimate. I've got a Stafford, Conn gun, which is where the factory next moved to. I'm no expert, but as I understand it, Bridgeport was the original home of Charter Arms, so yours is probably one of the older ones.
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