Product Description
Type Modern fountain pen
Product Name Model 31
Manufacturer and Year Franklin-Christoph Pen Company, USA -- current model.
Length 5-5/8" capped length, and
7" cap posted length (including nib)
5-1/16" barrel length (including nib)
0.437" grip section at thinnest point
Filling System Takes international cartridges and converters. A converter is installed. This pen is also suitable for eyedroppering. (Note: the inner barrel of this material may be prone to staining. Consider this before putting ink directly into the barrel)
Color Antique Glass - a clear demonstrator with a slight green tint, like old glass Coca-Cola bottles. Silver colored clip.
Nib Fine steel nib with an italic grind. We did not receive the card that identifies the nibmeister. Very smooth.
Condition Near Mint, almost new condition, in case. We don't consider it mint/new because we know the pen has been used. It has no handwear or usage signs. It's a good model for eyedroppering. The section on this pen often gets ink caught in it because the nib is slightly recessed, not flush with the end of the section. The pen is working well. Comes in the maroon leather Franklin-Christoph zippered single pen case.
Franklin-Christoph notes the following information regarding this material: "Note that as the pen ages, it may develop "micro fractures" inside the material giving it a "cracked ice" look, so consider this as you purchase." Under magnification, we can see some of this at the front end of the barrel, where it joins the section.
