Please Help Identify This Sheaffer. Any Tips On Repairing It Are Much Appreciated.

[lordofnumpties]

Hi!
I discovered a Sheaffer in my father's possession and I'm trying to fix it for him because of its sentimental value.

The pen was purchased in India, possibly after 1975, but we're not entirely certain. The cap and the nib say it was made in Australia. The inscriptions seem uniform, the pen always wrote well, and is from a time when copies of such pens were pretty much non-existent. Because of these reasons, I believe it is a genuine Sheaffer.

It simply refuses to write. My father left it uncleaned for years(ironic considering the "sentimental value", I know), and it was pretty clogged up. I soaked it,cleaned up everything and it is all spick and span, but it's not drawing enough ink properly. Any recommendations for which converter I should buy?

Thanks.

Edited September 16, 2016 by lordofnumpties

[jar]

First made sure that the passages in the nib and feed are open. Put the connector back into the section and use a ear bulb to force water through the feed and nib. Once you get all the old ink out a modern Sheaffer piston converter SHOULD (issue might be length) fit. If the piston converter is too long and you cannot shorten the shaft, the Sheaffer Intrigue converter will fit.

[lordofnumpties]

Thanks a ton! Any idea about its model name/number? I can tell it's not particularly grand, but it would be nice to know what I'm writing with.

[Ron Z]

Its one of the variations on the Imperial.

[lordofnumpties]

Thanks.

[pen lady]

As for getting a new converter, you may not need one, it looks like there's a press-bar one in the picture. If it's in good shape, you're good to go, if the sac is leaking, it can be replaced.

[mitto]

It is a sheaffer triumph 440. Does it take ink when you press the bar on the squeeze converter? If not the converter may need a new sac.

[lordofnumpties]

It wasn't taking ink properly. The sac was damaged and the metal plate of the converter seems sharp and rusty towards the inside, where the tear in the sac is. I don't know any pen repair shops around me, so I didn't know about the sac-replacement thing. I just ordered a standard Sheaffer converter(91700). Hopefully it'll fit.

[lordofnumpties]

For anyone who might be interested in the future, I got the Sheaffer 91700 piston converter(if that model is indeed a genuine Sheaffer converter) today and it works like a charm with this Triumph 440 (or Imperial). It's a bit of a snug fit in the barrel though.

Pen finally completely free of old clogged ink that was probably in there for about 30 years. I am really impressed that the ancient, cheap, low-grade Indian inks did not cause any lasting damage.

Edited September 18, 2016 by lordofnumpties