Hi, all.

Stumbled across this pen at a thrift shop, and for the life of me, cannot find it anywhere... unless I'm being stupid and looking right past it. I don''t recall seeing this Parker nib. It's got a plastic body and lustra/SS cap with grey jewels at either end. The filling system is a removeable clean-fill. The problem is, the clip is loose and the barrel has a nasty crack.

Anyone know what it is and where I might get a replacement? Thanks

hmmm....i havent seen that nib style before either. could you post a pic of the nib from the side or of the underside? maybe that will help also.

It kind of looks like a 45 with the "hooding" taken off. Is that possible?

The only 2 pics I have, unfortunately; I didn't take 'em. It's obviously the original nib for the pen...anyone else?

I think it might be a VP

The 45 nib without the hood does not look like this. I am very interested to find out what model this is...

It almost looks like a VP, but the nib's not quite the same. Plus, the VP had a different end barrel; this one (borrowee from a web site) had a goldtone clip and no jewel on the end...



I have to admit it's making me nuts; plus I don't think there's any way to repair the barrel....

The section and end of the nib suggests a VP, like Tom says, as does the pen body and cap. But that transition from flat to rounded, with those little triangular indents, are unlike anything I've ever seen in that era of Parker pens.

May I steal your photo and pass it around a bit? I'd love to get some expert opinions. At the moment, my guess is that you MAY have a prototype VP nib! I am meeting with Roger Cromwell later today and will print your photos and show them to him and report back. I can pass them by a few others as well.

Dan

Here is a picture of a VP from Richard's site. Note the shape at the front of the section... that sure looks like the same section...



From Rick Conners Site

Tom: It sure does. But as I said, on mine, the clip is silver, not gold. Plus, it's tough to tell from that side shot whether there's a jewel or not... when I hold mine that way, you can't see it, either...

Some kind of experimental nib? I dunno...

BTW, the last pic I posted was a VP I borrowed from a web site, just to avoid confusion. My pen is in my original post at top

Dan... Please, borrow away. I'm dying to know what it is and where I can get a new barrel...

Tom:
Thanks...

Exact same filler... so what the hell do I have? A VP, apparently. But what's up with the strange nib?? And is a barrel gonna be a you-know-what to find??

Tom, et al...

Bingo! Just found this ad on the bay. Note the nib. And if you look REAL hard, you can see the faint adjust markings under the nib.

Now... where can I get another barrel? Or can this crack be fixed? It goes vertically from where the barrel screws into the top fro about a half-inch, then zigz horizontally for maybe a quarter-inch. Is it even fixable??

Here's the pic:

I showed the photo to Roger Cromwell and he had not seen that style before, but I think your ad confirms that it is a VP, maybe of the very first generation. Don't worry about the color of the clip--there were many variations. And the filler also confirms it, as Tom says--that was absolutely unique to the VP.

I would suggest breaking the pen up for parts. You might want to consider selling the nib--if it really is fairly unique (I've seen many VPs and never this style before), you could likely get a complete and nice VP for the price of the nib and have some pocket change left over.

By the way, the VP did have an barrel end jewel. It is grey pearl plastic, just like the 61, although it is recessed directly into the plastic barrel, which is odd, considering that the VP was positioned as a higher end pen than the 61, which has a nice chrome or GF tasse around the jewel.

Dan

That is quite an interesting parker

OK; I'll put it out there... anyone have a complete VP (not black, please) they'd consider letting go for this pen....?