Product Description
Type Fountain pen
Product Name Aurora Optima Silver, Model 986.
Manufacturer and Year Aurora, Italy -- Current production, based off the cap band this is not the newest version.
Length 5"
Filling System Piston filler that's been flushed and twists easily.
Color Sterling silver cap and body with gold plated trim. The sterling has a guilloche, or barleycorn, pattern. The section is black.
Nib Broad 18k nib. The nib and feed don't have a label but the nib has a wide tip. It writes like a fairly wet broad. The nib is quite springy.
Condition Near mint condition, with a newly replaced barrel. There's some polishing marks in the silver, most noticeably in the blank cartouche area but no cracks, chips, dents, or scratches. The pen looks really great. The feed looks perfect and the pen has very little handwear. The barrel imprint is easily read.
