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Hello peeps.

 

Recently I was fortunate to acquire this:

 

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The colour of the barrel in 'real life' is deeper, and more interesting, and for some reason reminds me of a fine art piece.

 

As I understand it - and please correct me if I am wrong (as I so inevitably am) - these fantasy barrels were made by Jim Rouse of Franklin Christoph. Now if that is true, I do not know if Jim Rouse personally poured and crafted the material, or whether it was ordered by him. In my opinion Franklin Christoph would do their sales no harm whatsoever if they included materials like this into their regular lines.

 

The pen doesn't have the original vacuum filler, using a converter instead. I have heard that the original Sheaffer Legacy was quite heavy - in that it had a brass (?) body. This example is well balanced and most comfortable in the hand with the cap posted. It's a little short for me if used without posting, but I have large hands.

 

The nib on mine is a fine 18K inlaid affair, and it writes wet and true. No leakages even if using a fore-finger on top hold.

 

Does anyone know how many of these were made? I saw that the blazing orange version was quite popular, and there are still two of three floating around on the market, but this is the only one I have seen in this material.

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Very beautiful, and in a very nice pen.

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Jim (a fellow PCA board member) had these barrels custom made by the machinist at Franklin Chrostof a few years ago. I'm not sure where he got the acrylic. I don't know that it was regular stock or if it is still available.

 

I have one of the orange ones, and like the color. Some folks really like feel the lighter barrel material VS the typical Legacy.

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It reminds me of some of the higher-class Parker 51 customizations. It's very beautiful.

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Here's a fairly potato pic of mine. One of my favorite pens, and this is an acrylic that really moves as you turn it. Jim's the bomb

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That is a stunner! Nicer than mine I think. Thing is, the only ones I am seeing for sale are the remaining stock that speerbob has on the 'Bay.

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That is a stunner! Nicer than mine I think. Thing is, the only ones I am seeing for sale are the remaining stock that speerbob has on the 'Bay.

 

That could be. I *think* Jim has occasionally sold his pens on eBay, but I'm not certain. I got mine at one of the pens shows, as he is usually at the Franklin-Christoph table, and gets to have a little space on the end for his pens as well. You can see a variety and choose the barrel, and he usually lets you pick the nib (by swapping sections). Every show there seems to be a different variety, depending on the materials he has used for the barrels. I'm heading up in a couple of days to the LA show and will take pics if he has some there.

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Yeah, that would be unlikely. And spendy.

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You can find legacy 1, 2, and heritage stubs on eBay occasionally, not always accurately identified in listings. I stick with the first and second editions as they were still ground in thr US by the long time factory employees.

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One thing I would be interested is a factory stub nib. I've not seen one for sale in gold for a while. Pricey though.

 

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That is an absolutely gorgeous pen EoC. I hope this works for you better than some others that you have had.

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That could be. I *think* Jim has occasionally sold his pens on eBay, but I'm not certain. I got mine at one of the pens shows, as he is usually at the Franklin-Christoph table, and gets to have a little space on the end for his pens as well. You can see a variety and choose the barrel, and he usually lets you pick the nib (by swapping sections). Every show there seems to be a different variety, depending on the materials he has used for the barrels. I'm heading up in a couple of days to the LA show and will take pics if he has some there.

 

Ah, I see. There's really no sensible way for me to get in on the action?

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Ah, I see. There's really no sensible way for me to get in on the action?

 

Define sensible. Outside of finding the odd one online, the only way, really, is to be at one of the shows Jim is at, as long as he keeps doing these. I don't know if F-C will set up tomorrow or Friday, but I'll take a look and pics of any pens if he's there, and I'll have your email address with me. The rest we can discuss in private.

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