Can't Figure out My Duke Esteem

[PENguin67]

Oh geez...I feel like a complete idiot ...I bought a Duke Esteem from eBay, brand new. It arrived today and I can't figure out how to ink it!! I assumed (incorrectly?) that you twist off the barrel to expose the cartridge...or possibly twist the top (like a Pelikan) but neither budge!!! Have I got a bum Duke or is there something I'm missing??

 

Help....

[ZeissIkon]

From what I can find, most Duke pens seem to be C/C types, so the barrel has to unscrew from the section -- but I certainly wouldn't force it if it won't move with reasonable finger torque. I presume you either received no information sheet, or it's in Chinese?

Edited May 4, 2009 by ZeissIkon

[PENguin67]

From what I can find, most Duke pens seem to be C/C types, so the barrel has to unscrew from the section -- but I certainly wouldn't force it if it won't move with reasonable finger torque. I presume you either received no information sheet, or it's in Chinese?

 

No info... aaargh

[publius]

Pictures please. Let us see the pen, & particularly the section-barrel junction & barrel end, & maybe we can advise you.

[ericthered2004]

I believe the duke esteem is aerometric, but even if it's c/c the barrel should twist off, so what Zeissikon said.

 

Regards

eric

[PENguin67]

I forced it... :embarrassed_smile: ... with a pair of pliers (I can almost hear the collective gasps from the forum). Fortunately I didn't wound it, but thanks to the advice at least I knew something was supposed to twist. Btw, it's inked...what a great pen! I had taken advice from the FPN and purchased it, figuring for the price if it didn't work out so what -- and frankly it could become a top pen! I'd totally recommend this pen.

[WendyNC]

Was it cross-threaded or just put on very, very tightly? And what kind of filling system does it have? Inquiring minds want to know!

[JAPeN]

I forced it... :embarrassed_smile: ... with a pair of pliers (I can almost hear the collective gasps from the forum). Fortunately I didn't wound it, but thanks to the advice at least I knew something was supposed to twist. Btw, it's inked...what a great pen! I had taken advice from the FPN and purchased it, figuring for the price if it didn't work out so what -- and frankly it could become a top pen! I'd totally recommend this pen.

 

.....GASP!! +100,000

[His Nibs]

I haven't carried this model for a couple of years, but here's my old webpage for it, which has some of the requested photos.

[Motomo]

I have two Duke Esteems and they fill like the Hero 330's and 616's with the little aerometric push bar...if I remember right it has the duke logo emblazoned on the part that you depress to fill the pen...really good writing pen for the $10 I paid for it

 

 

[PENguin67]

Was it cross-threaded or just put on very, very tightly? And what kind of filling system does it have? Inquiring minds want to know!

It was cross threaded and it has the bladder that you squeeze to draw up ink...kind of cool actually!

[PENguin67]

I have two Duke Esteems and they fill like the Hero 330's and 616's with the little aerometric push bar...if I remember right it has the duke logo emblazoned on the part that you depress to fill the pen...really good writing pen for the $10 I paid for it

Absolutley a nice pen and you're completely correct in your description. I'm really enjoying the pen for the whopping $9.99USD plus S&H that I paid for it...