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335) Manufacturer: Waterman
Year of production: Late 1940's early 1950's
Country of Origin: USA
Model: Based on the Taperite/Crusader line's
Filling System: Lever Filler
Color: Gold
Material: 14K (not stamped if it's solid or GF) Assume it's GF & hope for the best.
Clarity: N/A
Nib Material & Line Width: Buttery smooth Semi flex 14K BB LF Oblique (a very slight LF say 5 or 10 degrees). 3:1 line ratio. 6/10 on the wetness scale. Flexes to BBB. To say this is an incredible nib is the understatement of the year!
Trim Material: 14K
Trim Condition: Excellent. There is one TINY & I mean TINY ding just to the right of the clip just above where the ball would be.
Imprint Condition: Stamped on the cap lip. The Watermans is strong but the globe is weaker.
Engravings/Personalization: N/A
Capped Length: 5 1/8"
Posted Length: 6 1/2"
Outer Diameter Cap: 1/2"
OD Barrel: Just a hair over 7/16"
Working Condition: 100% ready to go.
Overall Grade: 9.5/10
Issues: Just the TINY ding in the cap and on the top edge of the barrel overlay there is a very tiny & stable split. (see the pics & video)
Comments: I have only seen 2 of these in a dozen years of collecting & restoring. Like I said before I hate the "R" word but I'll use it here. This is a rare pen & man oh man what a superb pen it is!
Other Notes: I picked this one up from Tom Weisterich (sp?)/ Penboard.de.
Price: $225.00
These are Tom's pics of the pen. MUCH better than I can do.
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