Product Description
Type fountain pen
Product Name Baracca Limited Edition fountain pen, marked 563/888
Manufacturer and Year Stipula, Italy - 1988
Length 5-1/4"
Filling System Captive converter. A converter is secured in the barrel, and the pen unscrews mid-barrel at the sterling band.
Color Black ebonite. Cap features two engraved emblems used by Francesco Baracca: the rearing horse and the hippogriff. The trim is sterling silver. The barrel has the number 563/888 imprinted on it.
Nib Medium 18k gold nib.
Condition Excellent condition, in original box with paperwork. There is some fading of the hard rubber material on both cap and body, but there are no cracks, chipos, dents, or dings. The trim and clip are lovely. Imprints are clear.
Pen comes in a cloth pen wrap in olive green, reminiscent of army uniforms, with Italian-flag ribbon around the edges. There is also a booklet with a biography of Baracca and information about the pen. The wrap fits into a yellow cardboard tube that's wrapped in a tri-color ribbon, reminiscent of the tubes that were dropped from planes and delivered military orders to the front lines. The yellow color matches Baracca's personal airplane.
Fun facts: Francesco Baracca was Italy's top fighter ace of World War I. The prancing horse logo that is engraved into the cap comes from his family's coat of arms, and was later adopted by Enzo Ferrari for that company's emblem.
