Product Description
Type Button Fill Fountain Pen
Product Name Parker Challenger, it is labeled on the barrel.
Manufacturer and Year Parker, USA -- 1939 (The date code on the barrel is a clear 9 with two dots).
Length 5-1/8"
Filling System Button filler, working well with a new sac.
Color Green and black marbled pattern with a single cap band. The cap has a black jewel on top and the clip is the plain one. The trim is gold filled.
Nib FINE gold Parker Pen nib. It is springy and has a date code of 46 indicating 1936.
Condition Excellent condition with no cracks, chips, dents, or dings. This is a nice-sized pen in a lovely color pattern and that is very shiny. The barrel has light scratching and some marks caused by the cap lip. The cap has mostly light wear with some more moderate scratches alongside the top of the clip. The gold cap band has some plating wear and a few small dots of pitting but mostly the gold is intact and nice. The clip is scratched and has some plating wear along the upper edge. The clip ring also has scratching and some plating wear. The black cap jewel has some tiny marks around the edges. The blind cap looks good. The imprints are clear.