Product Description
Type Fountain pen
Product Name Bicentennial of the Italian Flag Limited Edition #1022/1997. There were three pens in this edition, one in each of the three Italian flag colors. This listing is for the red pen.
Manufacturer and Year Aurora, Italy -- 1997
Length 5-1/8"
Filling System It is a piston filler. There's a window through which you can view the ink.
Color Red pen representing the right section of the Italian flag. It has the original Italian flag in cap piece and gold plated trim. There are small flags on the cap band.
Nib 18k Fine nib. The feed is labeled, "F." The nib is smooth and springy for a soft writing experience, and you can get a little bit of line variation with this pen. SEe writing sample.
Condition Near Mint condition with nearly pristine trim and a lack of handwear. The trim has some marks on it but no plating wear. The imprints are very crisp. No ink residue in the viewing window. No dents or dings or cracks. Gorgeous pen.
Aurora pens feature a "one more page" hidden reservoir device - the piston has a small compartment that fills with ink. When the pen stops writing, twist the piston knob anticlockwise as far as it will go. This will push the piston forward, delivering the reservoir's ink into the feed, and allowing you to write one more page.