re: Handle-less handles of Charter 8. I finaly got a response from the commy bastads

Pretty fancy pants prosin' balls. Write Mr. Mark back and use the term "ergonomic" several times. Using that word might give you a decided advantage by showing him that he ain't dealin' with an udeducated and "old words" sort of feller.
Good luck in this endeavor, but in case it doesn't work, the switch to Evan Williams was semi-painless for me.