Can You Help Identify This Pen ? - Made In France

[kavanagh]

Dear FPN'ers,

 

I bought this fountain pen for about $3 bucks on flea-bay in the United Kingdom.

 

As soon as it arrived, I soaked it for a couple of hours in lukewarm water with a bit of shower-gel to get as much dried ink out as possible.

 

I inked it up and it immediately put a smile on my face - a very sweet writer.

It says 'made in France' at the top of the cap - but there's no manufacturer mark on the cap or nib.

 

The section of nib nearest the pen is raised slightly ( please see pics below ). The clip on the pen has disappeared.

 

Would love to know which manufacturer and if possible, the model.

 

Thank you guys.

 

kavanagh

 

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[Left FPN]

The nib looks like a Lamy Z50 copy.

[dapprman]

Annoyingly I'm certain I had a similar pen as a kid and it was not a Waterman, but a French equivalent to Platignum, i.e. cheap and chearfull and found every where (news agents, tabacs, super/hyper markets, etc).

[kavanagh]

Thank you guys.

Yes the nib does remind me of the Lamy Z50.

 

The nib surprises me as it writes better than my more expensive Sheaffer's and Lamy's.

 

I am still scratching my head as to the french economy pen manufacturers ?.

 

Hopefully will get it solved.

[RMN]

As it isn't a Waterman, I'll transfer it to the "rest of Europe" forum (including France.)

 

Perhaps someone there recognises it.

 

Also, have a look at the Penbrands in the pinned topics. Perhaps some of the names rings a bell?

 

 

D.ick

[jar]

I'm old and often forgetful and even more often wrong but that looks like some of the Reynolds (France) marketing level pens.

[amk]

If I find a pen that looks a bit like a Waterman, but isn't, it's usually a Reynolds. Not sure if the two firms were related. Looks a bit like a knock-off of the Waterman Graduate.

[dapprman]

I'm old and often forgetful and even more often wrong but that looks like some of the Reynolds (France) marketing level pens.

That's the brand I was trying to remember.

[jchch1950]

Stypen??

[amk]

Could be Stypen, but I find their pens don't usually look so like Waterman as Reynolds. Based on a rough sampling of pens at flea markets and car boot sales, which is not definitive!

 

Of course they usually do say 'Stypen' on the clip... which is missing :-)

[mallymal1]

Looks like a Reynolds nib.