I suppose it's about time I post my pens of 2015, I promised Brian I would today!
There was a theme for 2015, Grieshabers & Hard Rubber. I collect larger Grieshaber pens, and the vast majority of my collection consists of pens from the 1920's through 1940's. I was able to add a few examples this year, all with large #8 Grieshaber or Sager nibs. I also added a couple of gorgeous Moore Safety pens and a Snapfil pen marked General Manufacturing. Not a huge group from 2015 but some pens that just don't come up too often.
Thanks Brian. The pen is called a Moore Banker, from what I can tell this is the largest size they made it in a #6 size. Interestingly enough it is not a thumb filler, you place your thumb in the slot while screwing on and off the cap to help protect the nib from otherwise potentially being damaged.
For those of you who know me well enough I don't often get into early Parker pens but over the last few years I have been lucky to find a few nice examples. I recently came into a Parker 28 1/2 Jack Knife Safety but unfortunately it is missing its nib and feed. Does anyone have any idea what I might expect to pay for a #8 nib and feed? What do you think the going rate would be for a complete pen? I can only find very old sales results and while I wouldn't expect it to command what a Black Giant would bring it does seem strange to me that it appears to be far less common then one.