Product Description
Type fountain pen
Product Name Sheaffer's name for this product was the Connaisseur Classic. This was the first version of the Connaisseur, identified by the "Sheaffer" on the clip and the lack of engraving on the cap band.
Manufacturer and Year Sheaffer, USA - 1980s
Length 5-1/2"
Filling System Sheaffer converter (included). This version of the Connaisseur can only take the shorter squeeze converter, the longer piston converter will not fit.
Color Black resin with gold plated trim
Nib MEDIUM 18k Feather Touch nib. The first year Connies should have 18k mono-tone scrolled nibs, so this Feather Touch nib is probably a later replacement from the Balance II series. (This pen will require the nibs without the metal sleeves, as the metal sleeved nibs won't screw in all the way.)
Condition Very nice, a little better than user grade. The nib is excellent, almost like new, but there are some light scratches here and there on the cap and barrel. A few bite marks on the cap. One little chunk of the barrel threadscame off -- see photos.