Penn model numbers: Senator sizes and letters
The letters after a Penn model number name the version: a Senator 113 and a 113H are both 4/0 reels, but the H is the high speed one, and the two can sell for different prices.
Senator sizes and model numbers
A listing may name a Senator by its size (4/0) or by its model number (113). Both are the same reel, but this site keeps a page for each, because each sale is counted under what its listing says.
| Size | Model | Made from | Listed by size | Listed by model number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/0 | 110 | 1942 | $85.49 | no page yet |
| 2/0 | 111 | 1942 | $39.98 | no page yet |
| 3/0 | 112 | 1942 | $35.00 | collecting |
| 4/0 | 113 | 1938 | $39.67 | $39.97 |
| 6/0 | 114 | 1939 | $50.00 | $67.00 |
| 9/0 | 115 | 1936 | $93.23 | no page yet |
| 10/0 | 116A | 1938 | collecting | no page yet |
| 12/0 | 116 | 1937 | $219.95 | collecting |
| 14/0 | 117 | 1939 | $399.00 | collecting |
| 16/0 | 118 | 1939 | collecting | no page yet |
- The Special Senator 112H, 113H and 114H are the high speed versions of the 3/0, 4/0 and 6/0: the 113H and 114H from 1964, the 112H from 1966.
- The Senator II 113HL (4/0) and 114HL (6/0), from 1980, have aluminum spools; the 113HLW is the wide-spool 4/0.
- Penn's current Special Senators are the 112H2, 113H2 and 114H2, in the 3/0, 4/0 and 6/0 sizes.
What the letters mean
| Letter | Meaning | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| H | A high speed retrieve ratio. | 113H, 114H |
| M | A metal spool. | 140M, 500M |
| L | On reels made 1932 to 1948, a left-hand version. On reels made after 1974, an aluminum spool. | 113HL, 500L |
| LH | A left-hand version, on reels made 1949 to 1983. | |
| C | A convertible drag: a lever controls the anti-reverse. | |
| HD | Heavy duty. | |
| S | On Senators, a one-piece spool. On the Peer and Peerless level-wind reels, a saltwater stand. | 116S, 117S, 9S |
| F | On the Peer and Peerless, a freshwater stand. | 9F |
| A | Used only on the Senator 10/0, to tell the 116A (10/0) from the 116 (12/0). | 116A |
| W | A wider spool. | 113HLW, 50W, 80W |
No source we read explains the 2 in Penn's current H2 models, or the letters T, TW, SW, LD, CS, GLS and Z, so this guide does not either.
Sources: Old Reel Collectors Association, Penn reel model list (1932 to 1983); Penn, Special Senator product page.