Parker Challenger Deluxe?

[Salerno_AFG]

Can someone please ID this Parker pen? I have done alot of research but everything is not adding up. Every Parker Deluxe Challenger I look at that has 3 rings on the barrel does not have the same clip, is this a transitional model between 1935 to 1937 when the solid band was introduced with this clip design? Every earlier model I find has the ball clip with 3 rings. Thanks for your help.

 

 

http://i.ebayimg.com/t/Vintage1935-Parker-DeLuxe-Challenger-Fountain-Pen-all-Original-/00/s/MjIwWDU5NA==/$T2eC16d,!y0E9s2S7)Y-BQ-)-ZmUD!~~60_12.JPG

[Buzz J]

Two points to consider.

 

1. Clips are very easy to change. Your spear clip could easily be a replacement.

 

2. Transitions between features weren't necessarily crisp. They could ooze through a transition to use up old parts. We often see Parkers with features from two model lines.

 

To sum, your pen could have come from the factory or a repair workbench - it's impossible to absolutely know. Regardless, it's a charming old pen that I personally would accept as is.

 

John

[icardoth]

What does the barrel engraving say? Does it say "Challenger"? I have the same exact pen in gray, but the engraving says only "PARKER", with no model name. So, my pen is not a Challenger but a Depression, also called Thrift Time.

[Eccles]

Can someone please ID this Parker pen? I have done alot of research but everything is not adding up. Every Parker Deluxe Challenger I look at that has 3 rings on the barrel does not have the same clip, is this a transitional model between 1935 to 1937 when the solid band was introduced with this clip design? Every earlier model I find has the ball clip with 3 rings. Thanks for your help.

 

 

http://i.ebayimg.com/t/Vintage1935-Parker-DeLuxe-Challenger-Fountain-Pen-all-Original-/00/s/MjIwWDU5NA==/$T2eC16d,!y0E9s2S7)Y-BQ-)-ZmUD!~~60_12.JPG

 

If you haven't already, check out Fountain Pens of the World, the plate on page 85, 3rd pen from the left in the top row; slender de luxe Challenger. To me, it looks very similar.

 

Regards,

Glenn.

[Salerno_AFG]

The Imprint says Parker Deluxe Challenger