PRICE: $145 (includes Priority Mail in the U.S.).
This is an uncommon variety of the largest pen in Sheaffer's post-WWII line, and it sports the widest cap band od the period.
What makes it unusual is a double view window: one in the section and one that continues up the entire length of the barrel.
It is in uncommonly fine condition: no brassing, no dents, gleaming celluloid in Sheaffer's glorious "carmine", described in a contemporary ad as "jewel-like in elegance", it "skillfully combines deep ebony with a myriad of scintillating wine shades" and "iridescent pearl". And how!
The nib is the classic Triumph conical point. Most are fine, but this one is MEDIUM and very smooth (and rigid).
NOTE ON PLUNGER-FILLER RESTORATION:
For a full account of the latest innovations in repairing plunger-fillers, please refer to my article, "The Re-birth of Sheaffer's One Stroke Plunger-filler", in the Spring 2009 issue of Pennant a publication of the Pen collectors of America. I have restored this plunger-filler to work as it did when new, so it's as reliable as a lever-filler and will last at least as long. I have re-packed the packing unit with DAVID NISHIMURA'S O-RING made of fluorocarbon rubber, which, according to David, is "extremely durable, resisting wear & weathering far better than standard synthetic rubber seals (estimated life span in industrial settings is up to 20 years, versus 2 to 5 years for butadiene)." And I've cut the washer from RON ZORN'S "magical" material with a precision cutters made by the Belgian pen meister, FRANCIS GOOSENS.
So it develops a lot of vacuum. To see what kind of vacuum is created by the restored filling system, just pull the rod out, push the rod back in half way down the barrel, and let go. It will literally pop out to nearly its full length. That means it will suck in a lot of ink. As one fan of Sheaffer plunger-fillers exclaimed, "These pens really suck!".
