Product Description
Type Vintage button filling fountain pen.
Product Name Royal Challenger.
Manufacturer and Year Parker, made in USA – 1938 (the date code on the barrel is 8., though the nib has a 1937 date code).
Length Just over 5-1/8", 132mm (the "Standard" size, which was the largest of the two sizes and is frequently just called Large).
Filling System Button filler. We've restored it with a new sac and it's working well.
Color SIlver color is a grey marble pattern with strips of a herringbone with black lines running down it. Chrome plated trim with three thin cap bands and a Spade style clip. The blind cap and both jewels are black.
Nib EXTRA FINE gold Parker Pen nib (with a 37 date code). It's smooth with lovely tipping material and in perfect condition. It feels quite firm.
Condition Excellent condition. There's some light wear on the cap and barrel as well as three small marks of wear on the barrel near the imprint. There's some slight brassing and plating wear on the ring around the barrel's jewel and on the upper edges of the clip, but mostly there is just microscratching on the trim. No cracks or chips, aside from one little chip out of the lip of the section as can be seen in the nib photo below. No dings or dents, or personalization. The imprint is clear and readable, the pen is fully restored and working well.
