Yep, I got this one from Finnish online auction (once again).
The seller said it's from the ´60s and somehoe I believe her.

The box has original plastic sleeve in 100% condition, as are all of the items.



The pen has two "funny" things I've never run across before (well, I'm quite a newcommer what it comes to vintage fountain pens):

1. It's "piston filler" - but the piston is under a cap:


2. It came with a separate extension piece - to be used as "a desk pen" (if wanted) as the booklet included said.


The inkbottle is full, but I haven't yet tested how it writes.
Nib is medium and it has text "Senator iridium Germany" (wonder what "iridium" means...?)

Anyway, I think I've found a keeper!

"Iridium" refers to a mixture of hard metals used to create a durable tip on the nib. See the entry in Richard's glossary for a little bit more information.

Very nice looking pen. The piston knob under the cap means it's an integral piston converter - a fairly common filling system (CS uses them, among others). Ink 'er up and show us (and tell us) how it writes! Nice set.

Thanks for the link to the Richard's glossary

Oh, I will ink 'er up and tell the results.

Thank you for the replies!

I have only seen photos of Senator Regents, but I thought that the ink was in the barrel itself, rather like a Pelikan M200. In the September 2001 edition of Stylophiles, there was a clear window in the barrel of the Senator Regent, which was a new pen.

Mine has green window.

Do you mean mine isn't from the '60s...?

I am afraid I do not know how old your pen is, but sixties sounds just fine to me.
I like piston fillers, like your Senator Regent. I was puzzled when southpaw wrote "integral piston converter". To me that suggests a large tube within a larger tube, that is ink inside a tube which itself is inside the barrel. My Stipula has ink inside a large tube within a larger tube.

My guess was that your pen had ink inside the barrel itself, but it was only a guess. I am just thinking aloud. . The "piston knob under the cap" might only indicate that the pen was designed for optional conversion into a desk pen.

Well, at least the box says "made in West-Germany" and that land disappeared - er- a few years ago.
So at least that old this set is.

You are thinking just right.

That's because sp was wrong.

My bad - just took a quick look at it. On modern pens, a piston knob under the blind cap almost by default means integral converter. However, on this pen, it does indeed appear to be a true piston filler.

Regardless, it looks great. How does it write?

It writes pretty well, I think.

Writes pretty smooth - not at all as "scratchy" as is my vintage Pelikan.
Nib doesn't dry too easily - as does my Waterman from (about) 1943. (That's little bit sad, because I think it's very beautiful pen otherways. Well, I must write with it much more often )

Only drawback is; to be M nib it's quite narrow. I wished it to be little bit wider.

To be honest I feel just now too lazy to photograph the paper I did the writing test.

I think I scan it when I wisit my workplace someday or -evening (I'm on summer vacation just now).

Pekka

I hav had a Regent for close to 25 years and have had nothing but good luck with it. Fantastic pen; writes beautifully.