Product Description
Type Modern fountain pen
Product Name Louis Cartier Stripe
Manufacturer and Year Cartier, France -- this is a recent but not current model.
Length 5-5/8"
Filling System The pen takes standard international refills and converters. It is fitted with a Cartier converter.
Nib Medium 18k nib.
Color Silver colored metal plated. We're going with palladium plating based on the lack of hallmarks. Cartier started using palladium in the late 1980s and France doesn't require hallmarks for palladium. The trim is silver colored, matching the rest of the pen. Black section, and a black cabochon at the end of the barrel. The pen has a striped pattern. (Please note the box label says "platine" which means platinum, so it might not be the original box.)
Condition Excellent condition. Some scattered nicks here and there, and signs of usage, but no dings or dents. There's some wear and roughness on the black piece on the end of the barrel. There's plating wear on the cap lip area where the imprints are, which we have tried to capture in the photos below. The imprints are clear. The pen looks very nice and would be suitable for every day usage.