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[marcshiman]

I just took a pen off Ebay that is advertised as a Waterman 7, keyhole nib, correct furniture, and a very iffy "7" imprinted at the end of the barrel. It has a purple nib.

 

But it has no color band at the top.

 

I have two 7's now, a black celluloid and an emerald-ray. The black has a disk, and the ray has nothing (both red nibs). Is it possible this ripple is a late make at the time of the ray celluloid and they didn't do the color band on them?

 

From the pictures, it doesn't look like there was ever one before.

[Procyon]

No, it is just a cap from a 55.  They fit perfectly. Of course, if it really isn't a 7 on the barrel end, it could be something else.  However, you see #7 barrels with 55 caps pretty often.

[marcshiman]

Alan,

 

Is this the right clip for a 55? 

 

[Procyon]

Yep, that looks exactly like a 55 ripple cap.   Clip is correct for both 55 and 7 ripple.  The older 55's have a slightly wider clip, but other than that they are the same.  Actually the ripples - #7, 52, 54, 55, 56 can have either narrow or wide clips.  Probably #5 and 58 too, but I haven't seen enough to know. 

 

The #7 pen was essentially a 55, with a modified cap top and color coded nib.