Found An Old Waterman - Need Help Identifying It!

[Misfire]

My grandmother had this old Waterman, which we believed once belonged to one of my uncles when they were still in school.

 

The pen is boxed, and would be perfect - except for the grip section, which is discolored and, sadly, cracked to the point it won't hold the nib in place if I try to write with it.

 

Does anyone of you recognise the model, and know if and where I could get a new grip section to make it shine again?

 

I'm on mobile so I have some difficulty with the formatting, but here's the link to the pics on Imgur: imgur.com/fpngallery/ZwzW1

 

Thanks a lot guys!

[Left FPN]

For those that cannot see the pen, just one image (it has the Master section)

 

 

 

I would say it's from the Master era of mid to late 80's and may even be a Master

 

You will have great difficulty acquiring a new section so will have to look out for a complete pen. Also look out for Super Master which has the same section.

 

Here is the Super Master.

 

 

 

My only concern being the used cartridge shown. It is a CF yet the Master range used standard 23 as shown in my 1988 catalogue containing the Super Master range.

[Misfire]

For those that cannot see the pen, just one image (it has the Master section)

 

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I would say it's from the Master era of mid to late 80's and may even be a Master

 

You will have great difficulty acquiring a new section so will have to look out for a complete pen. Also look out for Super Master which has the same section.

 

Here is the Super Master.

 

1988_0006.JPG

 

My only concern being the used cartridge shown. It is a CF yet the Master range used standard 23 as shown in my 1988 catalogue containing the Super Master range.

You, sir, are a hero.

 

Using this reply as a reference, I dug into the older Master series pens - and I found this:

 

http://dirck.delint.ca/beta/?page_id=6633

 

This article is about the Master production run of the late '70s - different finish, but same design, and same clip style - and even the same discoloration defect in the plastic section!

 

Still, I'm going to wait for Waterman's reply on that - these pens are sorta cheap, but maybe they'll have some bottom drawer parts, who knows?

 

As far as the cartridge goes, it was actually inside the pen when I opened it. There are traces of ink in it, and there was some ink in the nib and feed, so it most definitely worked on the pen. Maybe mine is a mysterious hybrid?

[Left FPN]

Dirck...or rather Ernst will probably pop by now.

 

Watermans drawer will have to be very deep. My thoughts are they will still be chuckling or saying 'what's a Master'.

[Misfire]

Dirck...or rather Ernst will probably pop by now.

 

Watermans drawer will have to be very deep. My thoughts are they will still be chuckling or saying 'what's a Master'.

Ahah, fair point

[Left FPN]

Take a trip through eBay.

[Ernst Bitterman]

Holidays and all that-- sorry for the silence. I don't have much to contribute other than to warn that the sections of the Master and the Super Master are, alas, not interchangeable, just very very similar to look at.

 

To me, the cartridge in the picture looks like the 23 (which may be more properly a "Maxima" if a single source I've stumbled on is to be believed). But I'm still partially blind from seasonal over-eating, so I may be misinterpreting the image.