Dumont Tweezers - Styles and Types Guide

Common Styles (scroll down for full list of styles)

Style 0 - Thin tips

Style 0 DiagramStyle 0 Tweezer

  

Style 1 - Strong tips

Style 1 DiagramStyle 1 Tweezer

 

Style 2 - Strong, long tips

Style 2 DiagramStyle 2 Tweezer

 

Style 2A - Flat rounded tips

Style 2A DiagramStyle 2A Tweezer

 

Style 3 - Thin tips

Style 3 DiagramStyle 3 Tweezer

 

Style 3C - Short, thin tips

 

Style 4 - Very thin tips. Stronger than style 5

Style 4 DiagramStyle 4 Tweezer

 

Style 5 - Super thin tips

Style 5 DiagramStyle 5 Tweezer

 

Style 5A - Oblique tips

Style 5A DiagramStyle 5A Tweezer

 

Style 7 - Curved and thin tips

Style 7 DiagramStyle 7 Tweezer


Type Codes 

AC: Anti-capillary tip tweezers, available in biological grade. These tweezers defy capillary action and they are favoured by some users for "staining" operations. They are delicate and easily damaged.

L: Tweezers with a clamping ring ideal for medical use, generally serrated finger grips.

N: Tweezers are self-closing. Opposite action to standard tweezers.

ESD: Tweezer grips made generally of vulcanised nitrile rubber or epoxy-coated for electro static discharge (ESD).

XL: Tweezers with extra long handles.

 All Dumont Tweezer Styles

Style Description Style Description
Style 0 Geneva pattern, thin tips Style 0 Style 5 Super thin tips. Style 5
Style 00 Geneva pattern, strong tips, heavy body. Style 00 Style 5 HDC/B Super thin tips, with black ceramic coating. Style 5 HDC/B
Style 00C Geneva pattern, strong tips, short shanks. Style 00C Style 54 Light, Super Fine, 110mm Long Style 54
Style 0A Thin tips Style 0A Style 55 Type 5, light shanks, very thin tips for hairsprings Style 55
Style 0B For chiropody, thin tips with inside serrations. Style 0B Style 5A Oblique tips. Style 5A
Style 0C100 Geneva pattern Style 0C100 Style 5XL Type 5, extra long, super thin tips, for large hands. Style 5XL
Style 0C90 Geneva pattern, short Style 0C90 Style 60/3 To bend thin copper wires. Style 60/3
Style 1 Strong tips. Style 1 Style 8 To straighten pivots. Style 8
Style 10B To curve centre of hairsprings. Style 10B Style A Strong tips. Style A
Style 11 Strong tips. Ideal to manipulate delicate parts. Style 11 Style AA Strong tips. Style AA
Style 12 Thin tips. Ideal to manipulate delicate pieces. Style 12 Style AC Type A short. Style AC
Style 180 Long shanks, strong tips. Style 180 Style F Wide square tips. Style F
Style 1AM Strong tips. Very popular in watch-making. Style 1AM Style H Triangle tips, short shanks. Style H
Style 1L Strong, flat round tips with inside chamfer. Style 1L Style L4 Extra thin tips, with clamping ring. Style L4
Style 2 Strong long tips Style 2 Style L5 Super thin tips, with clamping ring. Style L5
Style 24 Strong tips with inside serrations. Style 24 Style L5A Oblique tips, with clamping ring. Style L5A
Style 27 Thin tips. Style 27 Style LPP Strong tips, with clamping ring. Style LPP
Style 2A Flat round tips. Style 2A Style MM Assembling tweezers. Style MM
Style 2AM Strong tips with bevel. Style 2AM Style NN Assembling tweezers. Style NN
Style 2B Very strong tips with inside serrations. Style 2B Style P Strong tips. Style P
Style 2L Special tips, mirror finished inside. Style 2L Style PP Strong tips. Style PP
Style 3 Thin tips. Style 3 Style S Strong tips. Style S
Style 3AM Thin tips. Style 3AM Style S5 Long popular tweezers for handling, to manipulate delicate parts. Style S5
Style 3C Type 3 short, thin tips. Style 3C Style SS Long narrow shanks, thin tips Style SS
Style 4 Strong thin tips. Style 4 Style SS135 Long narrow shanks, thin tips. Style SS135
Style 4AM Thin tips. Style 4AM Style SS140 Long narrow shanks, thin tips. Style SS140
Style 4TM Thin TM tips with special shape. Style 4TM