Is This A Townsend?

[Linkinyeah]

I apologize if I am not supposed to post this here. I believe this is a Townsend Century Medalist Ballpoint with 23K gold plated appointments. Can you confirm this? Is there any way to use a gel ink refill in this? I don't use this pen at all and would like to sell it one day. Any ideas how much it is worth used?

Edited September 23, 2016 by Linkinyeah

[Arklawboy]

This looks like a Townsend Medalist ballpoint; the double bands at the end of the top of the cap are the giveaway. Although I don't usually care for ballpoints (unless they are Jotters; blasphemy, I know), I don't recall that Cross does a gel ballpoint refill. Others will know the answer to that one. As for value, a search on eBay for this pen in used condition shows values between $50 and $75, which seems about right for this pen; I don't think it is all that rare. Hope this helps, and best of luck!

[MrThoth]

Yes, that's a Townsend Medalist ballpoint or rollerball. As Arklawboy points out, the two bands of different thickness at the bottom of the cap is the best way to identify a Townsend. Other Cross pens have similar cap tops or barrel bottoms, but none have the Townsend's two-band design on the cap bottom.

[Linkinyeah]

Okay thanks for the comments. I am a noob to the world of pens and wanted to make sure. So a D1 refill wouldn't fit this pen? And if it did, do they sell them in gel ink? Also, can I post an offer to sell this in this Cross forum, or would I have to do this in the general classifieds section?

[RMN]

Monteverde sells D1 gel refills in many colours.

 

However this pen does not take a D1.

 

D1 refills are for multipens and pens like that.

 

But I think (not sure) Monteverde has also normal Cross size refills. Have a look at the Monteverde website.

 

 

D.ick