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lately i am deeply drawn to these dark/gf-cap combinations of the "51" (a pen which is hard to resist to for me anyway).

 

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t250/schwarzwald_photos/FPNW032_04.jpg

 

also the cedar & midnight blue "51s" look so good in my opinion!

 

which color combination do you like the most and why?

 

kind regards:

 

christian

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I'm not an overly big fan of the 51,but the combination of Nassau Green and either a fishscale or

Windowpane(Heritage)cap would look beautiful!

 

 

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I like the dark red one with a gold cap. I don't have one.

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I like the dark red one with a gold cap. I don't have one.

 

Want One??????

This is probably the darkest Burgundy 51 I have ever seen.

Made in the Argentine Parker factory it sports a perfect gold cap. The pen is so dark is it easy to confuse it with a true Plum 51.

They made two colors of burgundy in Argentina and this is the darker one... an absolutely gorgeous pen. I was lucky to get 2 of each of the burgundy pens with gold and 2 dark green with Lusterloy caps. Am only keeping one of each for my use.

 

 

AS for my favorite colors... it would have to be these two...

 

Parker 51 Plum P/P set with gold caps

 

 

Cedar Blue with Scallop line Gold Cap

 

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Gotta be the flighter version for me!

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I'm sorry I don't have a nice pic for you. Someday soon maybe.

 

My (simple tasted) "Grail" 51 was a Midnight Blue Aero with the GT Lustraloy cap. The Aero gold Park arrow clip to me was a nice refreshing contrasting update to the same two tone cap treatment of the classis Vac BD/Lustraloy cap.

 

I looked for awhile to find one in good shape. Bob Speer tightened me up. While my pen is in excellent shape, I still like it well enough that some day it'll get it's due Kingly makeover with a refrosted cap and probably a Minuskin retip to B Stub.

 

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phil

 

quite like it! is "indian" black Parker's take on black or is it plain black? are there different blacks?

 

best:

christian

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Cedar blue with gold lined cap. Yellowstone yellow with gold. My all time favorite color combo on a 51 is plum with a lustraloy cap with gold clip.

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I must be boring, but I prefer the classic India Black with Gold Cap

 

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y50/munsonhsr/parker%20pens/51/DSC_0074.jpg

 

I do wish I had the Plum color as it looks cool

Phil

 

Very sweet basic black set... that is a classy color... I prefer it with sterling or coin silver...

 

As for Plum, take a look at my site.. they are for sale.

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I didn't see any Plum 51s on your site...not sure if I'm looking in the wrong place or what.

 

DUH!!!... I have not put the boxed sets up on the website yet..

I keep telling myself I need to do that and forgetting....

 

The boxed set above is for sale... if interested contact me back channel, preferably via email

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I had to have a cedar blue...now I have two, one with the older clip/Lustraloy cap and one with the newer clip and 12 kt. gold cap. Both of these combinations are beautiful.

 

Beyond that, it's hard for me to pick. I kind of "love the one I'm with." The Forest Green aeros are really lovely with the Lustraloy caps, ditto the Burgundy ones. I also have black, teal blue, midnight/navy blue and grey 51s. I guess if I had to pick only two colors, I'd pick cedar blue and forest...

 

Buckskin is a very cool color of the "rares" and of course Plum...both a bit out of my price range for now...

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phil

 

quite like it! is "indian" black Parker's take on black or is it plain black? are there different blacks?

 

best:

christian

 

Christian,

 

India Black is just a term Parker used for regular old black. It is the only Black they used for the 51 that I am aware of, but I am far from a 51 expert.

 

Phil

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