Product Description
Type Fountain Pen
Product Name Model 452 1/2 V (4 means full sterling overlay, 5 means lever filler, 2 represents the nib size, 1/2 means that it's thin, and V means short)
Manufacturer and Year Waterman, USA -- 1930s.
Length 3-9/16" closed (excluding ringtop hardware), 4-7/8" when posted
Filling System Lever filler, restored here at PSP with a new sac.
Color Sterling silver filigree over black hard rubber. The sterling is a basketweave pattern that looks almost floral. The section is black without an overlay.
Nib FULLY FLEXIBLE FINE Waterman's New York nib. It gets good line variation from fine to double broad and the tines spread easily. Please see the writing sample below.
Condition Excellent condition. The sterling is nice and shiny but the exposed hard rubber is very slightly discolored and faded. There are small scratches throughout the silver overlay, though in hand the pen looks quite nice. There is a shallow dent on the un-personalization cartouche area, and some smaller dents near the end of the barrel. The imprints are good. The pen is ready to write.