Part Number Breakdown
What's in a Number?
Each Berenson Hardware part is assigned a unique number, but those numbers are more than just a label for the part. They contain codes that will tell you:
• What material the part is made from
• What finish the part is
• How the part is packaged
The graphic on the right breaks it down for you.
What are the codes?
Now that you know what each part of the number means, you should know what the numbers and letters stand for. Here is a handy guide to all of our codes.
2 Steel
3 Brass
4 Aluminum
6 Wood
7 Plastic / Acrylic
9 Other (Stainless Steel or Crystal)
02 Antique English
03 Polished Brass
06 Bronze
07 Gold
10 Rubbed Bronze
14 Polished Nickel
15 Brushed Chrome or Satin Nickel
26 Polished Chrome
30 Unlacquered Oak
39 White Ceramic
47 Clear/Transparent
55 Black/Matte Black
98 Black Nickel
99 Antique Silver
AB Antique Brass
AG Antique Latte Glaze
AI Antique Iron
AP Antique Pewter
BAB Brushed Antique Brass
BAC Brushed Antique Copper
BBZ Brushed Bronze
BPN Brushed Nickel
BT Brushed Tin
DAB Dull Antique Brass
DBZ Dull Bronze
DC Dull Chrome
FE Dull Rust
LWI Weathered Iron
MDB Modern Brushed Gold (formally Modern Bronze)
OB Oiled Bronze
ORB Oil Rubbed Bronze
ORBL Oil Rubbed Bronze Light
RAB Rustic Brushed Brass
RBG Bronze Rust Glaze
RC Rustic Copper
RGZ Rust Glaze
RI Rustic Iron
RN Rustic Nickel
RT Rustic Tin
RU Rust
SB Satin Brass
SC Satin Chrome
SLT Slate
SS Stainless Steel
SWM Unlacquered White Maple
TN Tin
VB Verona Bronze
VTN Vintage Nickel
WC Weathered Copper
WN Weathered Nickel
WVB Weathered Verona Bronze
For more information on our finishes, visit our Finish Guide.
Packaging Codes
B Item is supplied in bulk without mounting screws
C Item is supplied in a carton with 8-32 x 1" or M4 x 45mm break off screws
P Item is individually polybagged with 8-32 X 1" screws, M4 x 45mm break off screws, or other mounting hardware
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