Submarine Pen

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I bought this "SUBMARINE" fountain pen from a pre-owner. It is a NOS. I tried to Google to find information about this Submarine brand, no hope!

It seems to me that this is a handmade fountain pen. The pen cap and barrel are covered by a layer of silver color metal with a "SUBMARINE" name and a logo/hallmark with and "S" sign on the cap (see the photo attached) -> Do you think the hallmark saying the pen is sterling silver?. The pen is quite heavy and strong as it is constructed from some kind of black color metal.

Anyone know a bit about this pen?

Thanks

[inkstainedruth]

I'm betting the "S" is a logo, rather than a hallmark. Non-US made items that are sterling often have a number (I used to have a bracelet from somewhere in South America (Peru?) that my great aunt bought me, and IIRC it had the marking of ".925").

I did a quick Google Search and found a website about silver hallmarks:

http://www.925-1000.com/index.html

I didn't find anything but I only did a cursory search (the website seemed quite expensive).

Can't tell you anything about the pen, but it is rather attractive looking. Good luck in your search for information.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth