Product Description
Type | Button fill fountain pen |
Product Name | Parker Deluxe Challenger |
Manufacturer and Year | Parker USA 1935 (date code 45 on the body and dot 36 dot on the nib .... that means the pen was made in the 4th quarter of 1935 and the nib 9 months later, so it could be the original.) |
Length | 5-1/16" |
Filling System | Button filler - works well with a brand new sac |
Color | Grey and black marble, nickel (?) plated trim. Three cap bands |
Nib | "Parker Pen" medium gold nib. In excellent condition with good tipping material. Semi-flex, just a little spring. |
Condition | Excellent condition with no brassing except for the very edges of the cap bands. The pen works well and is ready for every day usage. Almost no signs of wear and certainly no notable scratches on the body and cap, excellent plating on the clip. No cracks or gouges or bite marks. Very shiny. The barrel is just a little more yellow-y than the cap |