P45 Flighter Pics

[Paul Raposo]

Hey all.

 

Posting some pictures of the Parker 45 Flighter we discussed in this thread:

 

How Clean Is Clean?

 

The pics aren't pretty, or artistic. Since I'm still trying to get used to my new camera, I decided to go with a basic overview of the pen. Hopefully these pictures will help others verify that this is an early to mid sixties 45 Flighter.

 

The first is a writing sample:

 

 

This is an overview of the pen. There's the black plastic end cap we all know, and the Parker arrow in gold trim:

 

 

Here's the the gold nib, and grip/collector. The nib is marked, but not visible because of the hood:

 

585

PARKER

MADE IN USA

 

 

Here is the underside of the nib housing with the B signifying a bold nib:

 

 

Here we see the arrow clip, and the Parker name. It's marked:

 

PARKER 45 MADE IN U.S.A. 45

 

 

Here is the aeromatic pump. I prefer cartridges myself, but psfred from the above mentioned thread, suggested using Quink Washable Blue to help clean out the stubborn collector.

 

 

The last two pictures are of the box. I have no idea if this is the correct box, but from pictures I've seen online of Parker boxes from the sixties, this seems to fit the mark, and the pen. It's a brown satin exterior, and a rather simple cardboard holder for the pen inside:

 

 

 

Well, those are my pics. Nothing spectacular, but i hope they could be useful for future users of this forum for research.

[OcalaFlGuy]

If you like B nibs, you might consider having it ground to a CI/Stub.

 

It'd make a nice one on that pen.

 

Bruce in Ocala, FL-with several custom ground P-45's