What Size Vacumatic Is This?

[Tylerjordan]

Hello,

 

I recently purchased a Vacumatic and was told it was a debutante model but didn't really care since the price was pretty low. I got it a few days ago and have been trying to determine what model it really was since it is clearly not a deb (due to length, size, section, nib, cap...) and haven't a clue.

 

I originally thought it could be a junior since the sizes matched up but all I can find is that Jr. Vacumatics are in the Shadow wave and Marble colours and have the double caps rings.

 

This pen measures between a deb and a major, as shown in pictures. The nib is a standard major sized nib and the section is the same diameter but is 1mm shorter before it begins to thread. The barrel is the same diameter as my other Majors.

 

Pen easily accepts other Major caps and the cap with which it came can easily be used on other Major models. Debutante cap does not fit.

 

 

Note: both the nib and barrel are dated for 1943 production.

 

Pen in question is the center pen:

http://i.imgur.com/Og46C2v.jpg

 

http://i.imgur.com/rSuR75w.jpg

Thanks.

Edited September 1, 2014 by Tylerjordan

[ANM]

Looks like a first generation standard size.

[Tylerjordan]

Isn't the pen a 3rd generation, though? It was made in 1943.

[Hooker56]

I think ANM is looking at the Emerald one...

[Effin1]

It's a Major.

Tony writes - Parkerpens

'The 1942 - 46 Major (with rounded blind cap) is in fact quite shorter than the earlier (2 jewelled) version'

[ANM]

I thought you were asking about the short one.

[penmanila]

3rd gen Major. Note that with Vacs, "Major" is not necessarily a measure of size. A regular one should be 5" capped but a Long Major will be 5-1/4".