Stubbed Sheaffer Legacy In Europ

[KaB]

I'm looking for a Sheaffer Legacy Heritage Sterling Silver Barleycorn with gold trim fountain pen, with the pen ground to a stub of max 1.1. And I live in Europe so American sources (like nibs.com) might cause huge import duties.

 

How/where to get it in the most affordable yet trustworthy way?

 

http://nibs.com/www/WEBSITE%20PICS/Sheaffer%20website%20pics/sheaffer-legacy-heritage-sterling-silver-barleycorn-gold-uncapped.jpg

(pic from nibs.com)

 

New is appreciated but not mandatory.

[jar]

Appleboom has them and there is even one listed on Amazon.uk.

[KaB]

Appleboom has them and there is even one listed on Amazon.uk.

 

Appelboom, yes, at € 1.021 and no regrinding to stub-service as far as I can see. Versus $ 556 + $55 for the regrinding at nibs.com... but no idea of import duties??

And where did you find it on Amazon.uk? I only found the silver version (no gold inlay), at a staggering £1.500, by a shop not delivering to my country 'on the continent'...

[jar]

Yes, it was the PT trim on amazon.

 

And YUP, them's the prices on that side of the pond.

 

But you can find out what the duty would be for your country and then add in the VAT tax and other charges to see which is cheaper.

[rvthof]

As far as grinding is needed: you live in Antwerp.

You have a very able nibmeister nearby: Francis Goossens aka Fountainbel. He lives in Sinaai.

 

As for the Heritage: why not look for an older Legacy with the Ft. Madison factory stub nib? Wonderful smooth nib and it gives you a 1.1 line width.

I have them in smooth silver and in barleycorn silver, both with stub nib and they are wonderful writers.

 

Rob

[KaB]

Got one! Since yesterday. From a collegue FPN-er (not sure whether he wants to be mentioned here, but thanx anyway):

 

[jar]

Great. Enjoy it.

[crescentfiller]

Fantastic!

 

I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoy the smooth Legacy I with stub nib I bought recently.

They are so well designed and so well made. And the nib.....!

 

best,

daniel