I've been reading and trying to learn about the various Snorkel models, and think I have a reasonable idea of the differences between them all. Can someone help me stratify the various models (or colors) in terms of collectability/desirability?

Yes. Have a look at this for the models end of it. In broad terms, the higher on the original Sheaffer ladder it was, the more it's worth now. As far as colours go, I know black is baseline, pastels are less available than their more present counterparts, and there's a specific green than seems to be the cat's nightshirt-- but someone else can probably do better on specifics.

For the differences between models, David Nishimura's site has a reasonable, though brief, introduction: Touchdowns & Snorkels

From my limited experiance the desirness of a model is connected almost always to the colour and not the model itself (except with the all plastic Fiesta Red Snorkel).

So here is by my experiance the disirable snorkels

1.All plastic model Fiesta Red
2.Veries solid gold models (dont know them too well but there are few)
3.Demonstrator
4.Fern Green
5.Mandarin Orange
6.Peacock blue
7.Periwinkel blue
8.Vermilion
9.Fiesta Red with metal cap
10.Sage Green
11.Gold Filled model
12.Buckskin Tan (pink)
13.All other common models (Pastel Blue,Pastel Green,Black,Burgundy,Grey)

This list is from my own experiance and I might be wrong in a model or two but I believe it can give you a pretty solid itea of the desirability of the veriace Snorkels out there.

Hope this helps you

You forgot mandarin orange. It's up there in the top 5 or so.

Just to say: I love this list.

But, might DKFP have meant a heirachy of the "common models"? eg, "saragota above/below Admiral", and the rest...

Snorkel Eyecandy. A bunch of the better stuff...

=david

Of course Ron I knew i will forget a colour.
thank you I have fixed the error

Ah David always a teese

Love your pictures and pens.
Somehow when I see your pictures even though I have some of the pens in the pictures yours look yamier

Need to add my Fren Green Snorkel was the pen I worked the hardest to get and thuse one of my most cherished and beloved pens.

Then there are the high end PFM (Pen for Men) and Crest Snorks.

Triumph Snork (all GF)




PFM



Snork Signature (medium width hallmarked gold band)



Snork Autograph (wide capband both capband and clip hallmarked 14k)



and so on...

-d