Your Favorite Sheaffer Inlaid Nib Model?

[zenephi001]

Re a stub nib on the Targa (standard size) - I had one in the 1980's and it was absolutely fantastic - as was the Targa. Unfortunately it was 'liberated' from my care in the 1990's. It was was a steel stub nib in a black over the brass body, which was, eventually, nicely 'worn' around the edges. I now have a small collection of Targas ... but I have not yet managed to get a stub nibbed one - I guess it's time to have one of them converted. Enjoy your Targa, mine just seemed to get better & better with use as I'm sure you'll find yours will.

[Manalto]

John,

People really love their Targas. I've warmed up quickly to mine and carry it with me. It's a fine point, which is useful but the stub nib sounds enticing.

[Charles Rice]

I have not yet managed to get a stub nibbed one - I guess it's time to have one of them converted. Enjoy your Targa, mine just seemed to get better & better with use as I'm sure you'll find yours will.

 

Last time I checked, stub nibs were still available from Sheaffer - $35.00 USD

[3rdlakerobert]

 

Picked this up on eBay last fall for about $55. Very poor pictures, especially of the nib. The pen looked beat, but as you can see after a clean-up, it wasn't. The blind cap has a couple gouges. That's it.

 

 

The nib is a left oblique with flex.

 

 

[Manalto]

_{Really nice, Robert. Your penmanship is graceful, natural and legible.}

_{Please identify Sheaffer model, ink (I like that color) and quote. Inquiring minds and all that...}

Edited March 24, 2015 by Manalto

[sexauerw]

One of my hundred plus Targas. Do I need to say that I like them? This one is my favorite Targa. But I like the Sterling Imperial Touchdown just about as well.

 

Targa model 1086 Green Moiré, practically glows in the dark, really shines in the light.

http://bulk-share.slickpic.com/album/share/Z2TM3c5jTMccEE/3623208.0/800/p/Sheaffer_Targa_1086_Green_Moire%2C_posted.jpg

http://bulk-share.slickpic.com/album/share/Z2TM3c5jTMccEE/3623209.0/800/p/Sheaffer_Targa_1086%2C_Green%2C_Moire%2C_closed.jpg

 

Sterling Silver Imperial Touchdown, a lovely pen with a wonderful stub nib.

http://bulk-share.slickpic.com/album/share/Z2TM3c5jTMccEE/3623253.0/800/p/Sheaffer_Triumph_Imperial_Touchdown_Sterling_Silver_Diamond_Pattern%2C_open.jpg

 

The Tulle was mentioned in someone else's post above. For those who are not familiar with that pattern, here it is.

http://bulk-share.slickpic.com/album/share/Z2TM3c5jTMccEE/6924426.0/800/p/Sheaffer_Targa_679_Tulle_Classic.jpg

[3rdlakerobert]

_{Really nice, Robert. Your penmanship is graceful, natural and legible.}

_{Please identify Sheaffer model, ink (I like that color) and quote. Inquiring minds and all that...}

 

Thanks Manalto.

 

Pen: Legacy 2 Traditions

Ink: Montblanc Royal Blue

Quote: from Reluctance, Robert Frost, 1913

[jmccarty3]

A patient of mine promised to bring me an old pen of his to see. Today he brought in a Sterling Silver Imperial Touchdown just like the one pictured above. He had filled it with old Sheaffer Blue-Black, and the nib did a beautiful job with great shading when he updated his patient information sheet.

[Manalto]

One of my hundred plus Targas. Do I need to say that I like them? This one is my favorite Targa. But I like the Sterling Imperial Touchdown just about as well.

 

Targa model 1086 Green Moiré, practically glows in the dark, really shines in the light.

http://bulk-share.slickpic.com/album/share/Z2TM3c5jTMccEE/3623208.0/800/p/Sheaffer_Targa_1086_Green_Moire%2C_posted.jpg

http://bulk-share.slickpic.com/album/share/Z2TM3c5jTMccEE/3623209.0/800/p/Sheaffer_Targa_1086%2C_Green%2C_Moire%2C_closed.jpg

 

Sterling Silver Imperial Touchdown, a lovely pen with a wonderful stub nib.

http://bulk-share.slickpic.com/album/share/Z2TM3c5jTMccEE/3623253.0/800/p/Sheaffer_Triumph_Imperial_Touchdown_Sterling_Silver_Diamond_Pattern%2C_open.jpg

 

The Tulle was mentioned in someone else's post above. For those who are not familiar with that pattern, here it is.

http://bulk-share.slickpic.com/album/share/Z2TM3c5jTMccEE/6924426.0/800/p/Sheaffer_Targa_679_Tulle_Classic.jpg

This is a feast for the eyes. I love the way the moire (don't know how to make the accent here) manages to be psychedelic and elegant at the same time. Wow.

[wspohn]

Mine would be the cobalt blue Legacy 2 (100 made) just because i really like the blue offset by the gold nib (in this case a great stub!).

 

 

[Manalto]

Bill, that's a beautiful, rich blue color. Didn't some of the Legacies have sections that matched the color of the barrel, or are they always black?

 

Checking to see what was available on eBay, I searched "Targa" without writing "fountain pen" and got over 14,000 hits (the Porsche - and its parts, of course) which caused me to wonder about a meaning of the word that would apply to both pens and sport cars. The best I could come up with is "target" in Italian. Is that correct?

Edited March 30, 2015 by Manalto

[milkb0at]

Well, partly because of this thread I bought myself a brushed steel Targa with fine nib. It's lovely. My favourite part is probably the feel of clicking the cap back on - such a lovely sensation.

 

The pen is an upgrade to my Imperial 440 in terms of brand positioning and price, but the differences aren't as night and day as one might first think. It's more of a connection of lineage than a clear case of cheaper vs more expensive, steel vs gold nib etc. I think the 440 has an advantage in that I've owned it for years and years so I'm used to it and it (and perhaps the nib itself) is used to me.

[Chrissy]

I really like my old Sheaffer Targa Classic. I believe the colour is brown ronce or something like that. Many years ago when I sold all of my other pens, I kept that Targa FP and BP set.

[wspohn]

Bill, that's a beautiful, rich blue color. Didn't some of the Legacies have sections that matched the color of the barrel, or are they always black?

 

Checking to see what was available on eBay, I searched "Targa" without writing "fountain pen" and got over 14,000 hits (the Porsche - and its parts, of course) which caused me to wonder about a meaning of the word that would apply to both pens and sport cars. The best I could come up with is "target" in Italian. Is that correct?

 

I don't recall a Legacy with anything but a black section, which please me, given that I am presently dealing with Waterman Gentleman - they used a different section that matches each pen finish, so if you want to swap out nibs, you need to find not just the specific nib, but it also has to be in the right finish section!

 

Targa just refers to a removable top section on a car, in English. It referred to Targa Florio, I believe, a race run around Sicily.

 

Manufacturers will use any word that their advertising people tell them will sell product (sometimes with hilarious results in other languages).

[Manalto]

You'd have to be living under a pretty large rock not to be aware of advertising's penchant for nonsense-word brand and product names. Ikea thought they could hide behind the smokescreen of the Swedish language but here, the mask is off:

http://theweek.com/articles/460524/14-swedish-words-that-conflict-ikea-products-name

Removable top, eh? I believe I have a Targa fountain pen that has one of those!

[Aysedasi]

 

Actually, I'm mistaken here, Richard was the one who touched up Letta's grind.

 

 

And this is a fun little set too.

 

 

Bruce in Ocala, Fl

Damn it Bruce - I used to have a Cadmium Yellow Imperial (bought from Ron Zorn) but sold it in a moment of madness some yuears ago. Been trying to find another one ever since!

[brownargus]

I like the inlaid nibs. My 444 has given me excellent service for around 40 years. I have three Targas, a stainless steel 1001 and two 1005 models 1005 and 1005s both in gold plated fluted finish. The 1005 was a business gift about 35 years ago and is very nice but it has an EF nib which is too fine for me - wish I could get it replaced or swapped for a fine but they are no longer available. It is nevertheless quite smooth with good flow. The 1005S has a fine nib but I don't have a converter or any slim cartridges which are no longer available. Pity really because it's a nice writer but without some means of ink storage is useless.

[Manalto]

Just got a brushed stainless Targa with a gold nib (and furniture). It's used so I can only guess, but it looks like a broad nib. Wonderful silky-smooth writer. My question is about hard starts and occasional balking. I have a converter on the way, but it came with a package (maroon) of Sheaffer Jet Black cartridges. I have no idea how old these cartridges are (I mentioned the package color in case this is an obsolete design- it appears that the current packaging is a hang-card with the half-black-half red Sheaffer logo). They're opaque, but when shaking them, they don't appear to be dried up. However, could they be partially evaporated, making the ink thicker, and thereby slowing down flow? Or is it normal for a broad nib on this pen to occasionally starve?

Edited April 4, 2015 by Manalto

[sexauerw]

Yes, water can evaporate right through the cartridge walls and the ink will thicken. With the older translucent cartridges it was real easy to see this and you could easily see how much water to inject with a syringe to thin it. I don't know what to do with those opaque cartridges though.

 

It's definitely not normal for a broad nib on that pen to starve.

[jmccarty3]

Just got a beautiful gold plated Imperial Touchdown with the wettest, smoothest nib I've ever seen on a Sheaffer. It's even better than my green PFM III.