Product Description
Type | Fountain Pen and matching pencil |
Product Name | Sheaffer 500 aka the Dolphin/Porpoise model. The 500 has a plastic body and brushed chrome cap, and was offered as both a cartridge version and a touchdown filling version (this is the TD version). |
Manufacturer and Year | Sheaffer - early 1960s |
Length | pen is a hair under 5-1/4" capped |
Filling System |
Touchdown vacuum system. It was working great when we got it, but we replaced the O-ring just in case. The pencil takes .9mm lead. |
Color | Dark grey with brushed chrome caps and shiny chrome trim. Squared ends. |
Nib |
The nib gives the pen its dolphin name, and it's a variation of the inlaid nibs Sheaffer was putting on the Imperials. The pen doesn't have a real inlaid nib, but instead one which is flat, inserted straight into the front of the section. The nib is FINE. (See the great article on Dolphin Sheaffers on the PENHERO site) |
Condition |
Gently used, near mint. Fully guaranteed. |