Parker 45 Flighter Deluxe

[mitto]

I can't get enough of the P45s. I started collecting these in the 80s. Over the last two to three years my collction of only 14k gold nibbed P45 early flighters (plastic and gold/silver barrel end caps) as well insignia has reached some 130 pens. A good numbers of these are NOS with all the paperwork, original boxes, the early fat squeeze converters and pack of four cartridges.

 

I have variety of nib sizes on my P45s including some rare monstrous nibs.

 

I too have a good number of the plastic body P45s including the Happy colors.

 

And I am still picking up these. No end in sight.

[Captivelight]

Like Mitto I have a soft spot for the old Parker 45 and have been collecting them for a few years now, including some quite rare ones. Prices are slowly going up as good specimens are getting less common.

[WJM]

Parker 45, one my all-time favorites. Unfortunately my flighter, one which was one of the first fountain pens I had and probably also the one I used most frequently for a few years, recently broke. It was unusued for some longer time, and when I wanted to unscrew it and fill it, the threads fell apart. I decided to get a new one and two weeks ago my new Parker 45 flighter came. The new one is actually older than the old one, as the first I had was from 2007, the last year the model was produced I think, while the "new" one is from 1995.

I also have one more, an older one I think, plastic with "rolled gold" cap. I think it was made in 1960's or 1970's, but I can't find any date codes.

I once thought about collecting more of them, but somehow nothing ever came of it.

Edited January 17, 2017 by WJM

[titrisol]

I also bought a "new" one based this thread

It looked a bit rough and, thus it was cheap in the auctionsite. It was dirty, the nib and feed took a half day of soaking before I could take them apart. Easy to disassemble, clean and dry

The outside was dirty as well, but the stainless came clean from a few rubs with scotch brite pads.

The filler/converter rubber sac leaks, but it works fine with cartridges

The nib is a M in 10K gold, nice and smooth, no complaints from me.

 

I'm using Parker Quink (blue-black) and it is just fine.. wooohhooooo

[Erik Dalton]

I have four 45 Flighters, all of them just a little different. None as nice as yours. Great find. Thanks for showing us.