From a Charlet Moser catalog:
In 1880, at the foot of Mont Blanc, Joseph Charlet designed his first ice axe at the request of English Mountaineers. A great trade name was born which has carried the Charlet name through the generations.
In 1960 a member of another family, Gerald Moser, joined the existing chief, Germain Charlet. Forming a new partnership and joining their names, the firm became Charlet Moser.
With the combination of business know how and love for the mountains guiding the enterprise they were at the centre of the innovation and development of ice axes and crampons.
In 1880, at the foot of Mont Blanc, Joseph Charlet designed his first ice axe at the request of English Mountaineers. A great trade name was born which has carried the Charlet name through the generations.
In 1960 a member of another family, Gerald Moser, joined the existing chief, Germain Charlet. Forming a new partnership and joining their names, the firm became Charlet Moser.
With the combination of business know how and love for the mountains guiding the enterprise they were at the centre of the innovation and development of ice axes and crampons.
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Charlet Chamonix horizontal piton
- No "Moser" mark - c. 1950s - I do not know who the initials "JBO" represent. I know that Charlet started creating pitons in the 1950s. Showing a 1950s Charlet horizontal piton. Basically it is a vertical piton where at the end of the blade it was twisted a 1/4 turn creating a very beautiful piton. The Moser addition came in 1960. Over the years there was not many changes made to the overall pitons so basically a 1960 Charlet Moser Universel piton is the same as a 1980s Charlet Moser Universel piton, etc. |
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Charlet Moser Universel
- c.1960s - Nickel finish 
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Charlet Moser Universel
- c.1960s - Gold color nickel finish 
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Charlet Moser Universel
- c.late 1990s - Dark gray finish - Capital mfg letters 
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Charlet Moser Universel
- c. 2010s - Shiny nickel finish - Capital mfg letters 
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Same length Universel pitons, but different thicknesses |
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Charlet Moser 1980s(?) Price list - It is interesting that the Universel pitons are listed as sizes 5, 7, and 9. From the 1990s to present the Universel pitons are listed as sizes 6, 8, and 10.
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Charlet Moser 1992 Price list
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5 different Universel sizes Photo: Robert Gould |
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Charlet Moser Ring Channel pitons
1970s version and late 1990s version. Different mfg marks. The 1990s version is thinner in size. 
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Charlet Moser Ring Channel piton, c.1970s
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Charlet Moser Ring Channel piton, c.late 1990s
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Charlet Moser 1990s(?) catalog
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Charlet Moser 1990s(?) catalog
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Charlet Moser U - Channel pitons
- Available in 3 sizes - The rusted cut off U-Channel piton is a 1960s version where the flange design remained bent to the end of the hammer end. The newer piton version the flange is cut off near the piton eye. 
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Charlet Moser U-Channel piton
- c. 2010s 
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