More Information About This Vintage Kaweco?

[Matvalicious]

Hi all! I occasionally dig around on some of our local second hand websites when I came across this Kaweco:

 

http://img.2dehands.be/f/normal/270654237-vulpen-kaweco-v56-1960.jpg

 

http://img.2dehands.be/f/normal/270654237_1-vulpen-kaweco-v56-1960.jpg

 

http://img.2dehands.be/f/normal/270654237_2-vulpen-kaweco-v56-1960.jpg

 

According to the page it's a Kaweco V56 from 1960. But I can't find anything about it. The current asking price is 40 euro (around 43 dollars) and I was wondering if that's worth it, and if anyone has some more information about this pen.

 

Thanks!

[Chrissy]

It looks very nice, I think there are pictures of this type of pen on the Kaweco web-site in the 1970's history slot. It looks like an old Dia type piston filler. I would need to ask questions like: are there any chips, splits or cracks, and does the piston work.

 

Also, I'm not sure if it's a gold nib or not.

 

However, on balance, €40 doesn't sound expensive

[RMN]

Interesting

 

I wonder if that price on the label was French Francs or Belgisch?

 

If Belgian it would have been about 3 Euros then. That would definitely be a steel nib (and looks like one, as well)

 

Current Dia (if it IS a Dia)is EUR 69 (cartridge-converter)

 

 

 

Oh, and ehhh Welkom bij FPN, hopelijk vermaak je je hier...

 

 

D.ick

[Matvalicious]

I would need to ask questions like: are there any chips, splits or cracks, and does the piston work.

 

According to the seller it's never used, and it looks ok juding by the pictures. Don't think it's gold nibbed from the looks if it though.

 

 

Interesting

 

I wonder if that price on the label was French Francs or Belgisch?

 

Oh, and ehhh Welkom bij FPN, hopelijk vermaak je je hier...

 

 

Ha, good point there! I thought the sticker showed the nib size instead of the price.

 

Dankjewel! I had my account for a while to lurk around here a bit.

Edited January 27, 2016 by Matvalicious