Does anyone know if and where these can be had? Never having attempted this before would it be better to send to someone for repairs?

I recommend Martin Ferguson for the 0 rings and point holder gaskets. (my source before I got them from Sheaffer) His point holder gaskets are identical to Sheaffers, and the 0 rings will be too. For sacs, you can use either Woodbin or Pen Sac Co. Note that you do not need to use the super flexible sacs! Sheaffer certainly didn't. Theirs OTOH are cut to length and necked to give a tight fit on the nipple of the plug in the sac guard.

On the other hand, the relatively stiff silicon sacs may disappoint. I fitted one to a TD Craftsman with like-new clarity to the visulation, in an effort to preserve the clarity, and while it will take on ink it doesn't really fill. Tryphon can supply parts as well, but the Ferguson point-holder gaskets are the bees' knees.

Touchdowns are not difficult to repair, I'd give it a go before sending it off. As long as everything else is fine, replacing the o-ring and then the sac would do it. The only tricky part is getting the sac protector off. I believe it's supposed to be clamped to the section, but sometimes people like to glue them in and make it difficult.

I agree that the silicone sacs may not work, but then that's not what I was suggesting. Just that a standard latex sac will work, perhaps better since it has the thicker wall which may have the strength to pull more ink in as it goes back to shape. The Sheaffer sacs most definitely are not thin walled, super flexible.

No-- I just thought it would be a good place to mention the extra resistance of silicon beyond that of the non-flimsy-fied rubber sacs. Which I should have said in the previous post.

Good heavens, can't people hear what's being said inside my skull? It's all so clear and obvious!

I noticed that you completely restore these pens for$30.00. I have a sterling silver Imperial like the one advertised on your web site. Coincidently mine has a dent in the cap also. I was thinking of trying to have it removed, but have no idea who would have the tools to do this.

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To remove the dent, the cap liner would have to come out. The only person that I know of who might be able to do this is Daniel Kirchheimer.

I should also note that the point seals that I sell are also made to original dimensions, differing from the originals only in the lack of recessed grooves on the faces. They are also considerably cheaper, having been made in sufficiently large quantities.