Product Description
Type Rollerball pen (really a capped ballpoint)
Product Name 45 Flighter
Manufacturer and Year Parker, made in USA -- 1964-70 (no date code, but that's the period for the Parker 45s with a black piece on the end) .
Length 5-7/16".
Filling System Takes Parker ballpoint refills. There's a spacer in the end of the barrel which is necessary for the refill to fit correctly. The tip does not allow a regular Parker rollerball refill, it's too small.
Color Brushed steel cap with gold plated clip. Section and tail are both black plastic. Dimpled cap tassie.
Condition Excellent condition with no cracks. This is a smooth and shiny pen with classic styling. The cap and barrel have light to moderate scratching. The cap has a small dent to the left of the top of the clip. It also has a shiny mark at the arrow end of the clip. The black tail has light microscratching with some teeny dot marks. The section has light scratching. The rollerball tip has some light plating wear that is a little blotchy. The clip has plating wear along some of the edges including the edge of the arrow end and the top edge. The top tassie has a bit of plating wear. The imprints are clear.
