HI all...

I'd asked this question a few weeks ago, but nobody responded; hoping it was just bad timing, 'cause this one is confusing me.

Recently picked up a round black plastic "flying saucer" type desk set that's definitrely a Parker. The thing is, the pen, which has a steel Parker nib, looks exactly like a VP, with the row of numbers and adjustable nib portion. However, when you unscrew it, it appears to be simply a cartridge pen; in fact there's no way the VP converter could ever fit in there. Plus, the pen is ... how can I say it ... a little more cheaply made, or at least appears so, than a VP.

I can find no reference at all to a VP desk set. Does anyone know if Parker ever produced one? Thanks!

Bump. Anybody? I'm going nuts trying to figure out what the heck this is! Thanks!!

I am not an expert but I do own all 4 colours of the VP and I researched a lot before I bought these pens.I never heard Parker made this pen as a desk set.
What you have is a mistery and I think a picture would help us all.
Could the pen be maybe a Parker 75 ?
I know the 75 had only nibs made of 14K and 18K gold but who knows.

As I said a picture would be very helpful.

Just thinking about it,could it be the Parker 45 ?
The nib on this pen can be screwd off and they made models made of steel nibs.

Is the nib semi hooded ?

Hi

I'll try to take a pic later, but it's definitely not a 45; the area near the nib has the same markings as a VP (numbers) and the nib turns as a VP does...