Anyone out there familiar with how these go together and willing to help me get this one working?
Posted 05 October 2015 - 04:04 PM
Rocco, they aren't common or cheap but they've been coming up on eBay more regularly in the past 2-3 years and they are the nicest pens I've seen in 40 years of collecting.
"Vintage Penman," thanks for the advice. I'm jealous of your Ripet nib. I've already broken the collar on an oversized 1304 and don't want to risk the collar on this one. So I've asked Deb Chaudhuri in Prague ("Jonakimusic" on eBay) if he'd do the restore and he's agreed. The collar looks fragile but if anyone can deal with it, he can--and it will probably come back looking better than new. The best Barclays (and other great Czech pens) I've seen are coming from him and he seems to have good sources of original parts. Even without a Ripet or Ripidium nib I thought this was a nice pen. I've got a smaller Barclay 1304 with the same pattern but still no Ripet. I'll keep looking. Want to sell yours?
Frank
Posted 05 October 2015 - 10:15 PM
Rocco, they aren't common or cheap but they've been coming up on eBay more regularly in the past 2-3 years and they are the nicest pens I've seen in 40 years of collecting.
"Vintage Penman," thanks for the advice. I'm jealous of your Ripet nib. I've already broken the collar on an oversized 1304 and don't want to risk the collar on this one. So I've asked Deb Chaudhuri in Prague ("Jonakimusic" on eBay) if he'd do the restore and he's agreed. The collar looks fragile but if anyone can deal with it, he can--and it will probably come back looking better than new. The best Barclays (and other great Czech pens) I've seen are coming from him and he seems to have good sources of original parts. Even without a Ripet or Ripidium nib I thought this was a nice pen. I've got a smaller Barclay 1304 with the same pattern but still no Ripet. I'll keep looking. Want to sell yours?
Frank
Not on your nelly ! I've been hunting one with a Ripet nib for far too long to sell - I'm actually on the lookout for another as soon as funds permit. Ripedium nibs are also very nice, some of them even offer decent flex if you are into that. In the meantime, I might start looking more closely at Centropens as well.
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